MA S1542

Bill

Creating the public safety building authority

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create the public safety building authority. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Massachusetts Municipal Public Safety Building Authority, an independent public authority that will oversee the planning, construction, and design of public safety facilities in the state. The authority will be led by the state treasurer and consist of several other state officials as well as members with expertise in public safety facilities. The authority will be subject to various state laws and regulations, including those related to open records, ethics, and financial oversight. The purpose of the authority is to coordinate public safety and fiscal policies in the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Michael Brady (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971 (on 07/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1542

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1542
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1542.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1942	Requiring OSHA training	No further action taken	Similar To
H1978	Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others	No further action taken	Similar To
H3099	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4856	Similar To
H3138	Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects	No further action taken	Similar To
H3142	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	No further action taken	Similar To
H3220	To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants	No further action taken	Similar To
H3821	Creating a municipal and public safety building authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
H3924	Order relative to an investigation and study of diversity and inclusion in the construction industry	Adopted	Similar To
H4117	Authorizing the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H4119	Reducing construction noise and ensuring worker safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H513	Relative to rail-trail construction	No further action taken	Similar To
S1217	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1337	To improve the local infrastructure development program	Accompanied H2135	Similar To
S1601	Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
S2008	To increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2086	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
S2125	Relative to the creation of the Massachusetts Board of Public Safety Building Authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
S2178	Relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2205	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2457	Creating a Municipal and Public Safety Building Authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2515	Authorizing the town of Acton to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2971	Relative to the creation of the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1942

Requiring OSHA training

No further action taken

Similar To

H1978

Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others

No further action taken

Similar To

H3099

Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects

Accompanied a study order, see H4856

Similar To

H3138

Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects

No further action taken

Similar To

H3142

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

No further action taken

Similar To

H3220

To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants

No further action taken

Similar To

H3821

Creating a municipal and public safety building authority

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

Similar To

H3924

Order relative to an investigation and study of diversity and inclusion in the construction industry

Adopted

Similar To

H4117

Authorizing the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

No further action taken

Similar To

H4119

Reducing construction noise and ensuring worker safety

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H513

Relative to rail-trail construction

No further action taken

Similar To

S1217

Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction

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

Similar To

S1337

To improve the local infrastructure development program

Accompanied H2135

Similar To

S1601

Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

Similar To

S2008

To increase electric vehicle charging infrastructure in new construction

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

Similar To

S2086

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

S2125

Relative to the creation of the Massachusetts Board of Public Safety Building Authority

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

Similar To

S2178

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2205

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2457

Creating a Municipal and Public Safety Building Authority

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

Similar To

S2473

Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

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

Similar To

S2515

Authorizing the town of Acton to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

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

Similar To

S2971

Relative to the creation of the Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority

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

Replaced by

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