HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 861 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3530
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Frank A. Moran and Marjorie C. Decker
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/13/2025 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/13/2025 |
Steven Owens | 29th Middlesex | 2/27/2025 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/27/2025 |
Rodney M. Elliott | 16th Middlesex | 2/27/2025 |
Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 2/27/2025 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 3/3/2025 |
Christopher J. Worrell | 5th Suffolk | 3/6/2025 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 3/6/2025 |
Erika Uyterhoeven | 27th Middlesex | 3/19/2025 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 3/24/2025 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 3/26/2025 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 4/3/2025 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 4/9/2025 |
Estela A. Reyes | 4th Essex | 5/23/2025 |
Rita A. Mendes | 11th Plymouth | 6/5/2025 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 6/12/2025 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 9/9/2025 |
Patricia A. Duffy | 5th Hampden | 10/27/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 861 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3530
By Representatives Moran of Lawrence and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3530) of Frank A. Moran, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the use of contractors for repairing or performing work on public utility infrastructure. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 164, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraphs: -
All construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, or repair not performed by gas or electric public utility employees on public infrastructure shall be performed and procured under sections 26 through 27F of chapter 149 inclusive and section 39M of chapter 30. The gas and electric utilities shall request from the department of labor standards prevailing wage rate sheets for each municipality they are working in once every six months.
The department, under chapter 30A and in consultation with all gas and electric utilities, shall within one year promulgate rules and regulations for the training and implementation of a certification program for contractors and their employees repairing or performing work on public infrastructure in the Commonwealth.