MA H2678

Bill

Creating a special commission to study the participation of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises in public construction projects

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 establishing a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the participation of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises in public construction projects. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to investigate, study, and make legislative recommendations on the adequacy and efficiency of laws and regulations governing the participation of minority business enterprises (MBEs) and women business enterprises (WBEs) in public construction projects. The commission will consist of 20 members, including representatives from the state government, industry organizations, and advocacy groups. The commission is required to file a report on the results of its study, along with any recommendations and proposed legislation, with the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate by December 31, 2020.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (4)

Dan Cahill (D), Sean Garballey (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Kate Hogan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4239 (on 12/02/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2678

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2678
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2678.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2245	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3303	To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4020	Establishing a restaurant promotion commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H4179	Resolve establishing a Deborah Sampson memorial commission	Referred to the House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading	Similar To
H4239	Creating a special commission to study the participation of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises in public construction projects	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
S1223	Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission	Accompanied a new draft, see S2765	Similar To
S1455	To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1861	Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2321	Communication from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (pursuant to Section 9B of Chapter 128A of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to regulations for 205 CMR 6.35: Pick (n) Pools	House concurred	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2245

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3303

To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H4020

Establishing a restaurant promotion commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H4179

Resolve establishing a Deborah Sampson memorial commission

Referred to the House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Similar To

H4239

Creating a special commission to study the participation of minority business enterprises and women business enterprises in public construction projects

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Replaced by

S1223

Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission

Accompanied a new draft, see S2765

Similar To

S1455

To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster

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

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

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

Similar To

S1861

Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

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

Similar To

S2321

Communication from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (pursuant to Section 9B of Chapter 128A of the General Laws) submitting proposed amendments to regulations for 205 CMR 6.35: Pick (n) Pools

House concurred

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

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