MA H4177

Bill

MA H4177

Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Introduced
04/07/2016

In Committee
04/07/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy to convene during a legislative recess to investigate and study a comprehensive list of House documents, all related to telecommunications, utilities, and energy matters. The committee is tasked with reporting its findings and any proposed legislative recommendations to the General Court by December 31, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 04/07/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4177

(74 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4177
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4177.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2847	To support community access television	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2848	Clarifying certain utility assessments	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2852	Relative to net metering, community shared solar and energy storage	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2859	Relative to installation of electrical sub-meters	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2860	Concerning Transparency and Accountability of Public Funds used for Wind and Solar projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2864	Authorizing the North Central Chamber of Commerce to conduct a pilot program	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2865	Promoting storm resistant utility infrastructure upgrades	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2866	Relative to the establishment of municipal lighting authorities	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2867	To modernize communications policy for voice services	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2868	Relative to utilities, smart meters, and ratepayers’ rights	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2869	Relative to the timing of reimbursement for federal manufacturers excise tax	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2870	Relative to protecting consumers of gas and electricity from paying for leaked and unaccounted for gas	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2872	Concerning transparency and accountability of public funds used for wind and solar projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2873	Relative to providing hearing and visual aids to deaf and blind viewers	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2874	Relating to the replacement of gas meters	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2875	To increase recycling in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2876	Authorizing borrowing by cities and towns at zero percent from the Commonwealth for green energy sources	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2877	Relative to emergency back up power at gasoline stations	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2879	Relative to net metering	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2880	Improving recycling in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2882	Relative to double poles	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2883	Promoting transparency in electric bills	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2884	Establishing an electric vehicle consumer rebate program	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2885	Relative to double utility poles	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2886	Relative to further reducing energy use by encouraging investments in energy efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2887	Relative to reducing the cost of electricity for Massachusetts ratepayers	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2890	Relative to renewable energy	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2891	Relative to renewable energy certificates	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2892	Relative to double poles	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2893	Relative to the authority of the Attorney General	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2894	Relative to double poles	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2896	Reducing the cost of solar power through increased competition	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2897	Relative to recovery	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2898	Relative to the siting of land based industrial wind turbines	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2899	To establish a home heating commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2900	Relative to municipal energy use disclosure and reporting	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2902	To improve water sub-metering in manufactured housing communities	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2903	Relative to generating facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2905	To further recycling across the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2906	To eliminate coal burning and use	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2907	Protecting the public interest in cable mergers	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2908	Relative to voluntary towing	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2910	Relative to comprehensive siting reform for land based wind projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2911	Relative to net metering	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2912	Relative to capturing cost-effective energy savings for Massachusetts customers	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2913	Promoting transparency in wind generated electricity production	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2914	Relative to accountability of public funds used for wind turbines	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2915	Providing discretion to municipal light boards	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2916	To expand the bottle bill	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2917	Relative to consumer choice of green electricity	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2918	Relative to the timely determination of towing rates	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2919	Relieving the adverse effects of wind energy	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H2920	To amend Section 22, Section 10 (c) of Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2008 relative to Green Communities	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3306	Relative to the use of business telephone numbers in the underground economy	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3307	Relative to the safety of teenage drivers	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3309	Providing certain property owners with royalties related to the extraction of natural gas	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3310	Further regulating cable television systems	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3525	Relative to municipal electric supplier aggregation	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3527	Relative to the construction of generating facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3528	Relative to the process for increasing utility rates	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3530	Relative to construction for the installation or repair of utility lines	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3531	To examine the cost of gasoline, oil, natural gas, and electricity on Cape Cod and the Islands	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3533	Relative to fair and stable electricity pricing	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3534	Addressing the gas pipeline project	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3579	Regulating fees relating to the sale and usage of propane gas	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3724	Relative to a long-term, sustainable solar industry	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H3776	Relative to adjudicatory proceedings involving gas and electric companies	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H755	Relative to expanding resource efficiency in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
H772	Relative to underground infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H4177	Replaces
S2159	Improving outdoor lighting and increasing dark-sky visibility	New draft substituted, see S2453	Similar To
S2274	Relative to waste-to-energy-facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2275	Establishing a broadband infrastructure study commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2366	Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2388	Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2847

To support community access television