MA S1962

Bill

Relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites

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 the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill requires gas, electric, telecommunication, and cable television companies in Massachusetts to provide police details to protect the public and workers at their construction and work sites throughout the Commonwealth. The bill amends several chapters of the Massachusetts General Laws to establish these new requirements for utility and construction site safety and protection.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Paul Feeney (D), Jim Hawkins (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1962

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1962
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1962.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	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
H821	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4229	Similar To
S1885	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1902	Further defining fraud in public construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S1989	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied H2827	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
S2320	Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2372	Relative to workplace safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	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

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

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

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

H821

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4229

Similar To

S1885

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

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

Similar To

S1902

Further defining fraud in public construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S1989

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied H2827

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

S2320

Relative to the Boston Residents Job Policy

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2372

Relative to workplace safety

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

Similar To

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

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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