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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 6/26/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 6/18/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 6/18/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 6/18/2026 | Senate | Senate concurred in the House amendment |
| 6/18/2026 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 213) |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Read third |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 6/10/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending |
| 6/10/2026 | 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 |
| 3/26/2026 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 3/23/2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 3/23/2026 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Moore) rejected |
| 3/23/2026 | Senate | Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted |
| 3/23/2026 | Senate | Read second |
| 3/23/2026 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 3/20/2026 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment |
| 1/15/2026 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 5/2/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J22 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| S30 | Favorable with Amendment | 1 entries |
| H34 | Favorable with Amendment | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
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Chapter 22 of the General Laws us hereby amended by adding the following section:-
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.
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.