MA S1972

Bill

MA S1972

Relative to injury caused by poles, wires, and apparatus

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 injury caused by poles, wires, cables and apparatus. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 166 of the General Laws to allow municipal lighting plants and their employees and contractors to remove, move, or relocate any wire, cable, apparatus, or pole belonging to any person or entity upon the request of a public safety official in a city or town with a municipal lighting plant. The municipal lighting plant and its employees and contractors are not liable for any damage to the person or property, including the owner of the wire, cable, apparatus, or pole, arising from or related to the removal, moving, or relocation of the item. Additionally, if the owner of the wire, cable, apparatus, or pole does not respond within two hours to a request for removal, the municipal lighting plant may bill the owner for all costs incurred in effecting the removal, moving, or relocation, including labor, materials, and use of vehicles.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Anne Gobi (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2552 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1972

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1972
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1972.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2957	Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
S1378	Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1383	Relative to requirements for public safety departments	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1439	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1464	Relative to public safety vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	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
S2040	Relative to pedestrian public 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
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
S2379	Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel	House concurred	Similar To
S2552	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to telecommunications, utilities and energy issues.	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2957

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

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

S1378

Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1383

Relative to requirements for public safety departments

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

Similar To

S1439

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S1464

Relative to public safety vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

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

S2040

Relative to pedestrian public 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

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

S2379

Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel

House concurred

Similar To

S2552

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to telecommunications, utilities and energy issues.

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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