MA H113

Bill

Requiring wireless insurance

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 requiring wireless insurance. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

AI Summary

This bill requires all providers of transmitting antennas for telecommunications services or video programming within the Commonwealth to carry a minimum level of insurance coverage. The insurance or an equivalent bond must cover liability for bodily injury, property damage, personal injury, and other potential harms, with minimum coverage limits ranging from $500,000 to $5,000,000 depending on the type of antenna. The bill also requires the insurance policy to name the municipality and its officials as additional insureds for municipally-permitted antennas. The bill includes some exceptions for personal digital devices and home/business appliances with transmitting antennas.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Pat Duffy (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H113

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H113
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H113.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1376	Relative to manufactured housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4686	Similar To
H1443	Requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
H2499	Relative to change of address for firearm licensing	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H2673	Relative to residency	No further action taken	Similar To
H3637	Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine	No further action taken	Similar To
H3765	Authorizing Eric M. Cyr to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the City of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3767	Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H385	Relative to training for certain medical professional about eating disorders	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H3919	Relative to the residency requirement for the executive assistant in the town of Hudson	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3965	Establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city council, and school committee in the city of Revere	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H5040	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S2412	Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2436	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
S2498	Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S338	Ensuring diversity in public education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2748	Similar To
S413	To improve employer standards for Massachusetts nursing homes	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S516	To improve notice requirements of hazardous waste release	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S527	Improving municipal water infrastructure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S661	Relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S824	Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system	Accompanied a new draft, see S2812	Similar To
S849	Relative to advance placement examinations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1376

Relative to manufactured housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4686

Similar To

H1443

Requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

H2499

Relative to change of address for firearm licensing

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H2673

Relative to residency

No further action taken

Similar To

H3637

Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine

No further action taken

Similar To

H3765

Authorizing Eric M. Cyr to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the City of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3767

Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H385

Relative to training for certain medical professional about eating disorders

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H3919

Relative to the residency requirement for the executive assistant in the town of Hudson

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3965

Establishing residency requirements for the offices of mayor, city council, and school committee in the city of Revere

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 120 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4017

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H5040

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S2412

Relative to waiving education requirements for skilled veterans to be LPNs

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

Similar To

S2436

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

S2498

Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S338

Ensuring diversity in public education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2748

Similar To

S413

To improve employer standards for Massachusetts nursing homes

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780

Similar To

S505

Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas

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

Similar To

S516

To improve notice requirements of hazardous waste release

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

Similar To

S527

Improving municipal water infrastructure

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

Similar To

S661

Relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers

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

Similar To

S824

Committing to higher education the resources to insure a strong and healthy public higher education system

Accompanied a new draft, see S2812

Similar To

S849

Relative to advance placement examinations

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

Similar To

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