MA H120

Bill

Relative to internet speed during the COVID-19 outbreak

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to internet speed during the COVID-19 outbreak. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

AI Summary

This bill requires internet service providers in Massachusetts to provide all residential customers with the highest available bandwidth during the COVID-19 state of emergency, in order to ensure reliable internet access for telework and other essential activities. The bill specifies that internet service providers are not required to adopt new technology or build new infrastructure to comply with this requirement.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (13)

Carlos González (D)*, John Barrett (D), Natalie Blais (D), Marcos Devers (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Matt Muratore (R), Orlando Ramos (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5040 (on 08/29/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H120

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H120
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H120.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	Similar To
H4345	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H4945	FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE	Read for information and returned	Similar To
H5040	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S45	Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

Similar To

H4345

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H4945

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

Read for information and returned

Similar To

H5040

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1193

Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S45

Protecting internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

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