MA H2056

Bill

Relative to increasing hotel and motel safety

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to emergency lighting and emergency means of egress in motels, hotels and inns. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws to require all newly constructed and substantially renovated motels, hotels, and inns to equip their rooms and accommodations with an auxiliary emergency lighting system no higher than 18 inches above the floor, independent of the conventional lighting system. Additionally, the bill mandates the installation of lighted signs indicating both the primary and secondary means of egress using diagrams or symbols to ensure recognition by all persons, regardless of their English-speaking ability. These signs are to be in addition to, not a replacement of, the standard placement of lighted signs indicating primary and secondary means of egress.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Brian Ashe (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Mike Moore (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Mike Soter (R), Alyson Sullivan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5117 (on 11/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2056

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2056
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2056.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1337	Relative to air traffic safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2022	Relative to jet ski safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2957	Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H3050	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H5117	Study Order - Public Safety Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H821	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4229	Similar To
S2013	Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2097	Promoting bicycle safety	Accompanied S2042	Similar To
S2098	Relative to school bus safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2121	Relative to pedestrian safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2137	Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices	Accompanied a new draft, see S2806	Similar To
S2289	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2301	Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1337

Relative to air traffic safety

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2022

Relative to jet ski safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2957

Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H3050

Relative to bicycle safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H5117

Study Order - Public Safety Matters

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H821

Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act

Accompanied a new draft, see H4229

Similar To

S2013

Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2097

Promoting bicycle safety

Accompanied S2042

Similar To

S2098

Relative to school bus safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2121

Relative to pedestrian safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2137

Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices

Accompanied a new draft, see S2806

Similar To

S2289

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2301

Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

Similar To

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