An Act providing for the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction and reconstruction of telecommunications facilities by the city of Quincy
Sponsored By: John F. Keenan (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Quincy can issue telecom revenue bonds
Quincy can issue revenue bonds to build or rebuild city telecom facilities, with a two‑thirds city vote. The bonds are paid only from telecom rates and charges, not from general taxes. They do not count toward the city’s debt limit and must be paid off within 30 years; the treasurer sets other terms and can allow early payoff. Quincy can pledge telecom revenues and use insurance or bank credit to secure the bonds; those pledges are automatically perfected. Bond money and reserves are kept in separate trust funds and spent as the bond agreements allow. The city may issue refunding bonds, and officer signatures remain valid even if the signer leaves office; this act controls over conflicting laws.
Fixed telecom access fees in Quincy
Property owners in Quincy can sign an agreement to pay a fixed assessment to get access to a telecom service connection. The city records the agreement as a betterment, and a lien starts the day after any payment is due. The assessment can carry interest set by the treasurer or agreed by the parties. You stay personally liable until a buyer takes over the obligation and records it. Condo associations can enter agreements with majority approval; the charge is not a common expense, but each unit gets a lien and owners owe their share. The fee is the same per connection; the city may raise that uniform fee for future agreements using consumer price indexes, but your set fee stays fixed for your term. The city uses these payments first to pay long‑term telecom debts, then to cover operating costs.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
John F. Keenan
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2025
12/23/2025Enacted and laid before the Governor
12/18/2025SenateEnacted
12/18/2025HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
12/15/2025HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
11/13/2025HouseRules suspended
11/13/2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
11/13/2025HouseRead; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
10/22/2025HousePassed to be engrossed
10/20/2025SenateNew draft (Keenan) of S1450
10/20/2025Senate
Bill Text
Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2025
12/23/2025
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