S1646 • 2025

An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Nick Collins
Last action: 2026-06-26
Official status: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes

An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes By Mr.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes By Mr.
Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
1646) of Nick Collins for legislation to develop a database to collect data on written notices of code violations and fines relative to hot work processes.
Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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Bill History

2026-06-26 Executive
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2026
2026-06-18 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-06-18 Senate
Senate concurred in the House amendment
2026-06-18 House
Enacted
2026-06-18 Senate
Enacted and laid before the Governor
2026-06-10 House
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5488 , and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-06-10 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
2026-06-10 House
Rules suspended
2026-06-10 House
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
2026-06-10 House
Ordered to a third reading
2026-06-10 House
Rules suspended
2026-06-10 House
Read third
2026-06-10 House
Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS ( See YEA and NAY No. 213 )
2026-03-26 House
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2026-03-23 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-03-23 Senate
Read second
2026-03-23 Senate
Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted
2026-03-23 Senate
Amendment #2 (Moore) rejected
2026-03-23 Senate
Ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
2026-03-20 Senate
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment
2026-01-15 Senate
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2025-05-02 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 Senate
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2025-02-27 House
House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes
By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1646) of Nick Collins for legislation to develop a database to collect data on written notices of code violations and fines relative to hot work processes. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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Bill S.1646

Chapter 22 of the General Laws us hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 23. The department of fire services in cooperation with the division of occupational licensure and code enforcement officers authorized under chapter 148A, shall collect data on written notices of code violations and fines arising from violations of, or non-compliance with, chapter 148 or any rules or regulations issued under said chapter 148 including, but not limited to: (i) the failure of an individual to maintain hot work training certification; (ii) performing hot work without hot work training certification; and (iii) failure to comply with hot work permit requirements.

The department shall develop, operate and maintain a database containing the information required to be collected under this section. The database shall: (i) be publicly accessible on the department's website; and (ii) allow for an automated notification system to alert affected property owners and insurance companies.

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