Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H3566: An Act relative to surety bonds
Status: In committee, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
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.”
Sponsors
- Aaron Saunders (D) · primary sponsor
- Natalie Blais (D, 1st Franklin)
- Joanne Comerford (D, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025
- : Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (March 17, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H3566?
- H3566 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to surety bonds.
- What is the status of H3566?
- In committee as of April 21, 2026. Latest action: Read second and ordered to a third reading (April 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored H3566?
- Aaron Saunders (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H3566?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3566
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