An Act relative to surety bonds
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/21/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 4/21/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 4/21/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 3/23/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
| 5/6/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J37 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
of chapter 166 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 67, after the word “attachment”, the following :- “A utility shall not compel as a condition of attachment a licensee, that is a municipal light plant established solely for the purposes of providing telecommunication services, established pursuant to Chapter 164, to incur costs, direct or indirect, including, but not limited to the production of a surety bond, in excess of such rates for attachment as determined by said department pursuant to the provisions of this section.”
Section 25A of chapter 166 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 67, after the word “attachment”, the following :- “A utility shall not compel as a condition of attachment a licensee, that is a municipal light plant established solely for the purposes of providing telecommunication services, established pursuant to Chapter 164, to incur costs, direct or indirect, including, but not limited to the production of a surety bond, in excess of such rates for attachment as determined by said department pursuant to the provisions of this section.”