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MA H 2346

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An Act relative to a local option for municipalities to own and operate their own internet provider

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2346) of Erika Uyterhoeven relative to municipalities owning and operating broadband high speed internet infrastructure and services. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-06 — Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Erika Uyterhoevenprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-07-07

    Discharged to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-07-10

    Senate concurred

  5. 2025-11-03

    Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2025-11-04

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  7. 2025-12-04

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  8. 2026-04-06

    Accompanied a study order, see H5323

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