MA S970

Bill

MA S970

Requiring recordkeeping at public construction worksites in order to protect first responders

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/13/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require recordkeeping at public construction worksites in order to protect first responders. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill requires contractors on public construction worksites to maintain a sign-in/sign-out log for all employees and individuals performing construction services, ensuring that each entry includes the project location, date, printed name, signature, and Massachusetts trade license number if applicable, along with the time of entry or exit. This log will be considered part of the required payroll records, meaning it must be kept and made available for inspection, which is intended to help protect first responders by providing them with crucial information about who is on a construction site in case of an emergency.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Kenneth Donnelly (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Mark Cusack (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), James Dwyer (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Thomas Petrolati (D), Dave Rogers (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 04/13/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S970

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S970
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S970.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2785	To reduce the cost of government and create jobs	Accompanied a study order, see H4102	Similar To
H2788	Relative to honesty in bidding for public works	Accompanied a study order, see H4102	Similar To
S1000	To provide further transparency in public construction	Accompanied a study order, see H4604	Similar To
S1499	Creating the Borderland State Park trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1650	Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1669	Creating flexibility in contracting for public construction	Accompanied a study order, see S2386	Similar To
S1681	Relative to increasing transparency in public construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1694	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
S1705	Relative to life cycle costs for public construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1730	Requiring government neutrality in all public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see S2386	Similar To
S854	Relative to jury service	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To
S884	Relative to the definition of attempt in criminal cases	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S919	An act protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2785

To reduce the cost of government and create jobs

Accompanied a study order, see H4102

Similar To

H2788

Relative to honesty in bidding for public works

Accompanied a study order, see H4102

Similar To

S1000

To provide further transparency in public construction

Accompanied a study order, see H4604

Similar To

S1499

Creating the Borderland State Park trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1650

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

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

Similar To

S1669

Creating flexibility in contracting for public construction

Accompanied a study order, see S2386

Similar To

S1681

Relative to increasing transparency in public construction

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

Similar To

S1694

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

S1705

Relative to life cycle costs for public construction

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

Similar To

S1730

Requiring government neutrality in all public construction projects

Accompanied a study order, see S2386

Similar To

S854

Relative to jury service

Accompanied a study order, see S2204

Similar To

S884

Relative to the definition of attempt in criminal cases

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

Similar To

S919

An act protecting victims of sexual assault

Accompanied a study order, see S2204

Similar To

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