# Massachusetts H 2690: An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes

Massachusetts H 2690, An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic), David Biele (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-08-21 (Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2690
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to violation of regulation regarding hot work processes
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-08-21, Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sponsors: Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic), David Biele (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (13 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daniel J. Ryan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Biele (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelo J. Puppolo Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Hendricks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Richard Flanagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Colleen M. Garry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Cahill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel J. Hunt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David F. DeCoste (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dennis C. Gallagher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Donald H. Wong (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph W. McGonagle Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Soter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard G. Wells Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan M. Hamilton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William F. MacGregor (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-07-31 | committee | Committee Favorable: Poll | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-08-21: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-05-02: Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2690.pdf)

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- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2690.pdf)

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