MA S1868

Bill

Relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the impact of natural gas transfer facilities on public health. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a moratorium on issuing permits for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) of natural gas within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It requires a school of public health within the University of Massachusetts to conduct a comprehensive health impact assessment to examine the potential public health impacts of natural gas extraction, transportation, and compression. The assessment will include a public review process and be submitted to the state legislature, along with any recommendations or draft legislation, by December 1, 2017.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (9)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Donald Humason (R), John Keenan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Joan Meschino (D), James Murphy (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2498 (on 04/30/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1868

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1868
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1868.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1133	To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1752	Regulating of pipelines	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)	See H3827	Similar To
S1262	Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S142	Relative to graduate education for certain professionals	Accompanied a new draft, see H4454	Similar To
S1852	Relative to natural gas pipeline surveys	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S1863	Relative to the sale of natural gas as a motor fuel	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S2159	To improve patient access to cancer clinical trial programs	House concurred	Similar To
S2498	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 matters before the committee	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S631	Relative to the utilization of public health benefits by large employers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S638	Establishing a public health option	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S784	Negating archaic statutes targeting young women	New draft substituted, see S2260	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1131

Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1133

To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1752

Regulating of pipelines

Accompanied a study order, see H4651

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H4048

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)

See H3827

Similar To

S1262

Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S142

Relative to graduate education for certain professionals

Accompanied a new draft, see H4454

Similar To

S1852

Relative to natural gas pipeline surveys

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S1863

Relative to the sale of natural gas as a motor fuel

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S2159

To improve patient access to cancer clinical trial programs

House concurred

Similar To

S2498

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 matters before the committee

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S631

Relative to the utilization of public health benefits by large employers

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

Similar To

S638

Establishing a public health option

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

S784

Negating archaic statutes targeting young women

New draft substituted, see S2260

Similar To

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