MA S206

Bill

Relative to innovative communities

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to innovative communities. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an Innovative Communities Office within the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development to support the introduction of cutting-edge technologies into the marketplace and incentivize the adoption of these technologies by municipalities. The bill creates a certification process for municipalities to become "Innovative Communities" and provides them with grants and technical assistance to adopt innovative technologies. It also establishes an Innovative Communities Advisory Board to build relationships between startups and municipalities and develop guidelines to promote the participation of women, minority, and veteran-owned startups. Additionally, the bill creates a special commission to study potential barriers to the adoption of innovative technologies by state and local governments and identify opportunities for public-private collaboration and open-source software development.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Adam Hinds (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2537 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S206

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S206
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S206.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H112	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a new draft, see H4485	Similar To
H176	To establish an office of youth development	Accompanied a new draft, see H4488	Similar To
H2368	Relative to clarifying the application of the heart bill	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3858	Regarding the terms of office for city councillors	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H4043	Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances	Accompanied a study order, see H5011	Similar To
H639	Supporting parents running for public office	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1152	To improve access to behavioral health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2888	Similar To
S1406	Relative to Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Dispatchers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2211	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office	Placed on file	Similar To
S2254	Establishing the Office of Outdoor Recreation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate 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
S2411	Relative to appointments to city offices in the city of Gloucester	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 223 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2537	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to economic development and emerging technologies issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S408	Supporting parents running for public office	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S86	Establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H112

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a new draft, see H4485

Similar To

H176

To establish an office of youth development

Accompanied a new draft, see H4488

Similar To

H2368

Relative to clarifying the application of the heart bill

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3858

Regarding the terms of office for city councillors

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H4043

Relative to the Office of Information Technology considering cloud computing service options under certain circumstances

Accompanied a study order, see H5011

Similar To

H639

Supporting parents running for public office

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

Similar To

S1152

To improve access to behavioral health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2888

Similar To

S1406

Relative to Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Dispatchers

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

Similar To

S2211

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

Placed on file

Similar To

S2254

Establishing the Office of Outdoor Recreation

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

S2411

Relative to appointments to city offices in the city of Gloucester

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 223 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2537

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to economic development and emerging technologies issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S408

Supporting parents running for public office

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

Similar To

S86

Establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets

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

Similar To

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