An Act relative to a local option for municipalities to own and operate their own internet provider
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/6/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5323↗ |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| 11/4/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual — Hearing location changed |
| 11/3/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 7/10/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 7/7/2025 | House | Discharged to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Discharge to Another Committee | — |
| J37 | Accompanied | — |
Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended by section 9 of chapter 248 of the acts of 2024, is here by amended by adding the following section:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a city, town, municipality or district that accepts this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 may own, operate, maintain or manage broadband high speed internet infrastructure and services or hire others to do so on its behalf and may take any reasonable action necessary to establish and operate broadband high speed internet infrastructure and services without establishing a municipal lighting plant.
Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended by section 9 of chapter 248 of the acts of 2024, is here by amended by adding the following section:- Section 71. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a city, town, municipality or district that accepts this section in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4 may own, operate, maintain or manage broadband high speed internet infrastructure and services or hire others to do so on its behalf and may take any reasonable action necessary to establish and operate broadband high speed internet infrastructure and services without establishing a municipal lighting plant.