MA S1889

Bill

Relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites

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 safety and protection of utility work and construction sites. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill requires all gas, electric, telecommunication, and cable television companies in Massachusetts to provide police details to protect the public and workers on their construction and work sites throughout the Commonwealth. The bill amends the General Laws to add new sections to Chapters 164, 166, and 166A, which govern the respective utility industries, to mandate this requirement for public and worker safety on utility work and construction sites.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

James Timilty (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1889

(29 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1889
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1889.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1160	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1302	Relative to recreational vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1880	Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H2078	Relative to the construction and rehabilitation of senior centers	Accompanied a new draft, see H4495	Similar To
H2500	Enhancing child safety	Read second and ordered to a third reading	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
H3952	To further define standards of employee safety	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H3953	Relative to the sewer construction and private way maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Barnstable	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H399	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act	No further action taken	Similar To
H4112	Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
H4113	Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
H4913	Relative to fire safety	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H4987	Relative to the sewer construction and water quality maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Mashpee	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H882	To enhance safety and security in courthouses	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1018	Relative to electrical panels and workplace safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2490	Similar To
S1033	To further define standards of employee safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2072	Similar To
S1470	Relative to the contraction of MRSA by public safety personnel	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1472	Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1904	Relative to pedestrian public safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S1907	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S1965	Relative to pedestrian safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2060	Establishing a Special Senate Committee on cyber security readiness	Again adopted and placed on file	Similar To
S2072	To further define standards of employee safety	New draft substituted, see S2167	Similar To
S2167	To further define standards of employee safety	For House actions, see H3952	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
S315	Relative to school safety issues	Accompanied a study order, see S2384	Similar To
S327	Relative to school safety on election day	Accompanied a study order, see S2384	Similar To
S972	Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1160

Relative to bicycle safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1302

Relative to recreational vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1319

To promote school safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1880

Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

Similar To

H2078

Relative to the construction and rehabilitation of senior centers

Accompanied a new draft, see H4495

Similar To

H2500

Enhancing child safety

Read second and ordered to a third reading

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

H3952

To further define standards of employee safety

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H3953

Relative to the sewer construction and private way maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Barnstable

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H399

Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson Act

No further action taken

Similar To

H4112

Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

H4113

Relative to patient safety and hospital transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

H4913

Relative to fire safety

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H4987

Relative to the sewer construction and water quality maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Mashpee

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H882

To enhance safety and security in courthouses

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1018

Relative to electrical panels and workplace safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2490

Similar To

S1033

To further define standards of employee safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2072

Similar To

S1470

Relative to the contraction of MRSA by public safety personnel

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1472

Providing additional benefits to survivors of certain public safety employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1904

Relative to pedestrian public safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S1907

Relative to bicycle safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S1965

Relative to pedestrian safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S2060

Establishing a Special Senate Committee on cyber security readiness

Again adopted and placed on file

Similar To

S2072

To further define standards of employee safety

New draft substituted, see S2167

Similar To

S2167

To further define standards of employee safety

For House actions, see H3952

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

S315

Relative to school safety issues

Accompanied a study order, see S2384

Similar To

S327

Relative to school safety on election day

Accompanied a study order, see S2384

Similar To

S972

Relative to the safety of courthouses and remote court proceedings

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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