MA S1507

Bill

MA S1507

Relative to monitoring dry casks of spent nuclear fuel

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 monitor dry casks of spent nuclear fuel. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires the owners and operators of facilities in Massachusetts that have stored spent nuclear fuel in dry casks to continuously report in real-time the temperature, helium release rate, and radiation release from each dry cask to the state's Department of Public Health Radiation Control Division. The department must also, in consultation with the Attorney General's office, establish rules and regulations to implement this reporting requirement. The purpose of this bill is to prevent, mitigate, or alleviate the impacts on the state's resources and the health of its citizens from the radiation emitted by the spent nuclear fuel stored in these dry casks.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (7)

Patrick O'Connor (R)*, Jo Comerford (D), Julian Cyr (D), Susan Moran (D), Sarah Peake (D), Walter Timilty (D), Dave Vieira (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2725 (on 02/28/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1507

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1507
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1507.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1686	Relative to profits from crime	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2254	To add Section 5K(I) to Section 5K of Chapter 111	Accompanied a new draft, see S2725	Similar To
H2712	Relative to public safety employee death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3140	Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
S1524	Relative to public safety and public health worker protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1601	Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S2166	Relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2271	Relative to Hot Box Detectors	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
S2725	Relative to monitoring dry casks of spent nuclear fuel	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1686

Relative to profits from crime

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2254

To add Section 5K(I) to Section 5K of Chapter 111

Accompanied a new draft, see S2725

Similar To

H2712

Relative to public safety employee death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3140

Resolve establishing a study of public safety & security facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

S1524

Relative to public safety and public health worker protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1582

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

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

Similar To

S1601

Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

Similar To

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

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

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

S2166

Relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2271

Relative to Hot Box Detectors

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

S2725

Relative to monitoring dry casks of spent nuclear fuel

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

Replaced by

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Sponsors (7)

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