MA S2195

Bill

Relative to wifi and cellular infrastructure along rail lines

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 relative to wifi and cellular infrastructure along rail lines. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or its successors from constructing, erecting, placing, or maintaining any monopoles or antennas to support WiFi or cellular service within the City of Quincy and the towns of Braintree, Holbrook, Abington, and Rockland without approval from the local governing authority, which in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the city council, in a city not having such a charter requires a vote of the city council subject to the provisions of the charter, and in a town requires a majority vote of the board of selectmen.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

John Keenan (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2715 (on 02/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2195

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2195
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2195.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2135	To improve the local infrastructure development program	No further action taken	Similar To
H3279	To modernize our natural gas infrastructure	No further action taken	Similar To
H3893	Authorizing the town of Lexington to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H849	Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1337	To improve the local infrastructure development program	Accompanied H2135	Similar To
S2185	Providing for community-based green infrastructure in Western Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	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
S2715	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
S348	To expand the capacity of career technical schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S501	Promoting sustainable development and infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility with respect to climate risks	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S527	Improving municipal water infrastructure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2135

To improve the local infrastructure development program

No further action taken

Similar To

H3279

To modernize our natural gas infrastructure

No further action taken

Similar To

H3893

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

No further action taken

Similar To

H849

Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1337

To improve the local infrastructure development program

Accompanied H2135

Similar To

S2185

Providing for community-based green infrastructure in Western Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

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

S2715

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

S348

To expand the capacity of career technical schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S501

Promoting sustainable development and infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility with respect to climate risks

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

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

S527

Improving municipal water infrastructure

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

Similar To

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