MA H1875

Bill

Establishing a study to modernize road repair

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 requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on road repair. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Department of Public Utilities, to conduct a study on methods to improve road repair after excavation by utility companies, private contractors, or others. The study will recommend ways to improve road repair, identify barriers to enacting uniform road repair procedures or regulations, and examine the feasibility, costs, and benefits of implementing uniform procedures to ensure all public ways are repaired to equal or better condition and improve road repair across the state. The findings of the study and any resulting actions must be reported to legislative committees by July 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (18)

Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), William Crocker (R), James Dwyer (D), Denise Garlick (D), Steven Howitt (R), Louis Kafka (D), Joan Lovely (D), Joe McKenna (R), Leonard Mirra (R), Mike Moore (D), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Jerry Parisella (D), Jeff Roy (D), Danny Ryan (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4649 (on 06/21/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1875

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1875
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1875.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1341	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1457	Further regulating employee benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1808	Resolve relative to construction on Route 3	Accompanied a study order, see H4649	Similar To
H1885	Requiring MassDOT to provide notice and mitigation if MassDOT removes trees	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H3639	Relative to public safety related to Blue Hills Trail Crossings Route 28 and Route 138 in Milton	No further action taken	Similar To
H3819	Requiring certain electronic toll collection fee notifications by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	No further action taken	Similar To
H4649	Transport Study Order - 7 Feb. 2018 - House - #2	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1933	Directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway noise study in Quincy	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1967	Designating certain portions of state highway as the Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. memorial highway	New draft substituted, see S2193	Similar To

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