S 1646 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2026

Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 26, 2026

Signed into law

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

executive

Jun 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Enacted and laid before the Governor

upper

Jun 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Enacted

lower

Jun 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in the House amendment

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jun 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Amended

Amendment #2 (Moore) rejected

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment

upper

Jan 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

upper

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors