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H3530 • 2025

An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair

An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair

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Sponsor
Moran, Frank A.
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair

An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair By Representatives Moran of Lawrence and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair 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.

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  • 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. 2026-04-06 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5323

  2. 2025-12-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-11-04 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-11-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair
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.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3530

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.

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