MA S2366

Bill

MA S2366

Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Introduced
06/23/2016

In Committee
06/27/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to telecommunications, utilities and energy matters.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to investigate and study several Senate documents related to telecommunications, utilities, and energy matters. The "Joint Committee on the Judiciary" is a legislative committee responsible for overseeing laws and legal issues, and in this context, it will be examining specific proposals or existing legislation concerning how we communicate, access essential services like water and electricity, and our energy sources. The Senate documents mentioned are numbered 1749, 1752, 1753, 1754, 1770, 1771, 1777, 1784, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1797, and 1799, and the committee's work is part of the legislative process during the 2015-2016 General Court session.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules (on 06/27/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2366

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2366
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2366.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4177	Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1749	Requiring the disclosure of energy usage data	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1752	To increase container recycling in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1753	Relative to affordable housing energy efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1754	Relative to the failure to remove existing poles	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1770	Relative to net metering, community shared solar and energy storage	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1771	Promoting zero net-energy buildings in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1777	Relative to conditional expansion of the bottle bill	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1784	Relative to net metering	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1787	Relative to net metering	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1788	Relative to decommissioning plans for electric generating facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1789	To preserve energy reliability in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1797	Establishing a fee on the storage of spent nuclear fuel in pools	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	Replaces
S1799	To improve renewable energy distribution	Accompanied a study order, see S2366	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
S2388	Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4177

Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S1749

Requiring the disclosure of energy usage data