MA H1855

Bill

Relative to bridge maintenance transparency and accountability

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to bridge maintenance. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill aims to introduce a system of transparency and accountability for bridge maintenance in Massachusetts. It requires that the color and year of the most recent painting or repainting of a bridge be clearly indicated on the bridge itself using a standardized color-coding system. This is intended to provide the public with easily accessible information about the maintenance history of bridges. The bill includes exemptions for certain iconic bridges, and allows the Governor to grant additional exemptions as needed.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Louis Kafka (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4537 (on 05/24/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1855

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1855
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1855.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1027	To create a workers’ compensation classification for reinforcing steel	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H1198	Promoting HMO billing flexibility	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H1657	Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to the town of Lanesborough for the reconstruction of the Narragansett Avenue bridge over Lake Pontoosuc	Accompanied H3767	Similar To
H1780	To ensure safe maintenance of utility poles and wires	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H1837	Relative to naming a state-owned bridge in the town of Amherst after Ellen Story	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H3797	Designating a certain bridge as the Trooper Thomas L. Clardy Memorial Bridge	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3900	Similar To
H3836	Authorizing the municipalities of Natick and Framingham to name certain bridges	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3888	Designating a certain bridge in the town of Bedford as the Hart-Desiato Bridge	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4013	Similar To
H404	Reestablishing the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4532	Similar To
H4237	Financing improvements to municipal roads and bridges	New draft substituted, see H4367	Similar To
H4537	Transportation	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1027

To create a workers’ compensation classification for reinforcing steel

Accompanied a study order, see H4729

Similar To

H1198

Promoting HMO billing flexibility

Accompanied a study order, see H4778

Similar To

H1657

Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to the town of Lanesborough for the reconstruction of the Narragansett Avenue bridge over Lake Pontoosuc

Accompanied H3767

Similar To

H1780

To ensure safe maintenance of utility poles and wires

Accompanied a study order, see H4651

Similar To

H1837

Relative to naming a state-owned bridge in the town of Amherst after Ellen Story

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H3797

Designating a certain bridge as the Trooper Thomas L. Clardy Memorial Bridge

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H3900

Similar To

H3836

Authorizing the municipalities of Natick and Framingham to name certain bridges

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3888

Designating a certain bridge in the town of Bedford as the Hart-Desiato Bridge

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4013

Similar To

H404

Reestablishing the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund

Accompanied a study order, see H4532

Similar To

H4237

Financing improvements to municipal roads and bridges

New draft substituted, see H4367

Similar To

H4537

Transportation

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

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

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