MA S1727

Bill

MA S1727

Relative to human contact with state agencies

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to human contact with state agencies. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that any electronic answering service used by a state department, board, commission, authority, or agency to handle telephone calls must offer callers the choice to speak with a live operator during regular business hours, overriding any existing laws that might prevent this.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, Donald Humason (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2386 (on 07/05/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1727

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1727	04/16/2015
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1727.pdf	04/16/2015

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H2784	Declaring the second Monday in October as "Italian-American Heritage Day"	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2850	Relative to Improving Public Safety in Excavation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1540	Clarifying the allowance of land under chapter 61b	Accompanied a new draft, see S2151	Similar To
S1662	Relative to increasing information sharing among state agencies	Accompanied a study order, see S2386	Similar To
S1720	To accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship by partnering world-class innovators with state agencies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1729	Requiring fiscal responsibility	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2386	State administration and regulatory oversight	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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