MA S1987

Bill

To expand the green communities program to mitigate climate change

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 to expand the green communities program to mitigate climate change. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand the green communities program in Massachusetts to further mitigate climate change. It does this by amending the existing law to establish a "green plus communities" designation, which requires municipalities to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least 20% within 5 years and implement a comprehensive program to achieve that goal. The bill also increases the funding for the overall green communities program from $20 million to $40 million, with at least $10 million specifically allocated to the green plus communities. Additionally, the bill enables communities served by municipal lighting plants to participate in the program through alternate means.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (14)

Jim Arciero (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Mike Connolly (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1987

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1987
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1987.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2069	To establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H3134	Relative to the eligibility determination for ‘THE RIDE’ Program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3354	Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3846	Relative to GreenWorks	Accompanied a new draft, see H3941	Similar To
H3941	Relative to GreenWorks	New draft substituted, see H3987	Similar To
H3987	Relative to GreenWorks	Published as amended, see H3997	Similar To
H3997	Relative to GreenWorks	Hearing scheduled for 02/25/2020 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-2	Similar To
H4193	Relative to the historic curatorship program in the town of Hamilton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4218	Regarding breakfast after the bell	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H821	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4229	Similar To
S1277	Relative to the prescription monitoring program	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S1310	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1623	To ensure fairness through the economic development tax increment financing program	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1640	To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit	Accompanied H2434	Similar To
S2022	To establish a Massachusetts Public Arts Program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2426	Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S377	Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S760	Relative to early college high schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2737	Similar To
S85	Establishing the MassMade Program	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S997	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2069

To establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation program

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H3134

Relative to the eligibility determination for ‘THE RIDE’ Program

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

Similar To

H3354

Relative to criminal background checks for youth program volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3846

Relative to GreenWorks

Accompanied a new draft, see H3941

Similar To

H3941

Relative to GreenWorks

New draft substituted, see H3987

Similar To

H3987

Relative to GreenWorks

Published as amended, see H3997

Similar To

H3997

Relative to GreenWorks

Hearing scheduled for 02/25/2020 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-2

Similar To

H4193

Relative to the historic curatorship program in the town of Hamilton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 174 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4218

Regarding breakfast after the bell

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 133 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H821

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4229

Similar To

S1277

Relative to the prescription monitoring program

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S1310

Relative to smoking cessation agents

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

Similar To

S1623

To ensure fairness through the economic development tax increment financing program

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1640

To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit

Accompanied H2434

Similar To

S2022

To establish a Massachusetts Public Arts Program

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

Similar To

S2324

Establishing a hate crimes grant program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2581

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

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

Similar To

S2426

Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

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

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

S377

Establishing a statewide adopt-a-senior program

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

Similar To

S760

Relative to early college high schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2737

Similar To

S85

Establishing the MassMade Program

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

Similar To

S997

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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