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MA S 1646

enacted

An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes

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

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Quick answers

Did MA S 1646 pass?

Yes. MA S 1646 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA S 1646 about?

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.

Who sponsors MA S 1646?

Nick Collins is the primary sponsor of MA S 1646, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-26 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nick Collinsprimary
  • Marcus S. Vaughncosponsor
  • Steven George Xiarhoscosponsor
  • Paul K. Frostcosponsor
  • John F. Keenancosponsor
  • Michael D. Bradycosponsor
  • Jacob R. Oliveiracosponsor
  • James K. Hawkinscosponsor
  • Bruce E. Tarrcosponsor
  • Pavel M. Payanocosponsor
  • Patrick M. O'Connorcosponsor
  • Paul W. Markcosponsor
  • Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 114 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-18

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-06-18

    Enacted

    passage

  4. 2026-06-18

    Senate concurred in the House amendment

  5. 2026-06-18

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-06-10

    Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 213 )

    passage

  7. 2026-06-10

    Read third

    reading-3

  8. 2026-06-10

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-06-10

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. 2026-06-10

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    amendment-passage,reading-2

  11. 2026-06-10

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-06-10

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending

  13. 2026-06-10

    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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  14. 2026-03-26

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-03-23

    Ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-03-23

    Amendment #2 (Moore) rejected

    amendment-failure

  17. 2026-03-23

    Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

    amendment-passage

  18. 2026-03-23

    Read second

    reading-2

  19. 2026-03-23

    Rules suspended

  20. 2026-03-20

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-01-15

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  22. 2025-05-02

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  23. 2025-02-27

    House concurred

  24. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • S. 1646 On passing to be engrossed

    2026-06-10 · pass · 156-0

    Member-level votes (158)
    • Mr.: not voting
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini: yes
    • Arriaga: yes
    • Ashe: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Farley-Bouvier: yes
    • Field: yes
    • Finn: yes
    • Fiola: not voting
    • Flanagan: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Hendricks: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • LeBoeuf: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Linsky: yes
    • Lipper-Garabedian: yes
    • Livingstone: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • MacGregor: yes
    • Madaro: yes
    • Mahoney: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • McMurtry: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: yes
    • Montaño: yes
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Ramos, A.: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Rogers, J.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • Tarr: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: yes
    • Uyterhoeven: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

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