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H2697 • 2025

An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads

An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads

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Sponsor
Danillo A. Sena
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5254 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads

An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2697) of Danillo A.
  • Sena relative to aircraft flight training maneuver public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5254 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-23 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual

  3. 2025-07-14 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads
By Representative Sena of Acton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2697) of Danillo A. Sena relative to aircraft flight training maneuver public safety around hospitals with air emergency helipads. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2697

Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, non-emergency aircraft flight training maneuvers are prohibited within a 2 nautical mile radius of hospital helipads in the commonwealth. These areas should be avoided for simulated landings, practice approaches, turns about a point, power off turns, and related maneuvers. Overflights of such areas may not descend below 2,000 feet above ground level (AGL) and should be avoided. Private flight schools and recreational pilots are not to consider these locations appropriate areas to concentrate maneuvers due to public safety.

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