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H72 • 2025

An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts

An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts

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Sponsor
John Barrett, III
Last action
2025-09-17
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts

An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 72) of John Barrett, III relative to the oversight of cable contracts.
  • Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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. 2025-09-17 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-06-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the oversight of cable contracts
By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 72) of John Barrett, III relative to the oversight of cable contracts. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.72

Chapter 166A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 10 the following section:-

Section 10A. If an issuing authority determines that a licensee has violated a condition of their license, the matter shall be referred to the department of telecommunications and cable for further review and action pursuant to section 11. If a settlement agreement is reached between the issuing authority and a licensee, the department shall review and approve the agreement; provided, that the department shall not approve the agreement if the department determines that the agreement is not in the best interest of impacted subscribers.

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