Legislative Research: MA S2159 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to establish an office of restorative justice within the executive office for administration and finance. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [S2159 2025 Detail][S2159 2025 Text][S2159 2025 Comments] | 2026-02-09 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to solar-powered mobility networks. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. [S2159 2023 Detail][S2159 2023 Text][S2159 2023 Comments] | 2024-04-08 Accompanied a study order, see S2719 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to the proper disposal of miniatures. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. [S2159 2021 Detail][S2159 2021 Text][S2159 2021 Comments] | 2022-08-08 Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [S2159 2019 Detail][S2159 2019 Text][S2159 2019 Comments] | 2020-04-21 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to improve access to cancer clinical trial programs. Public Health. [S2159 2017 Detail][S2159 2017 Text][S2159 2017 Comments] | 2018-05-31 House concurred |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to promote energy efficient lighting, conserve energy, regulate outdoor night lighting, and reduce light pollution; and of Sean Garballey and others relative to the installation of new permanent outdoor lighting fixtures and the cost ... [S2159 2015 Detail][S2159 2015 Text][S2159 2015 Comments] | 2016-07-21 New draft substituted, see S2453 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to pesticide applications. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. [S2159 2013 Detail][S2159 2013 Text][S2159 2013 Comments] | 2015-01-06 No further action taken |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | Relative to oversight of private occupational schools (House, No. 3625).] [S2159 2011 Detail][S2159 2011 Text][S2159 2011 Comments] | 2012-03-01 Substituted as a new text for H3625 |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S2159] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [House of Representatives Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committee MA] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S2159 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2016, July 21). LegiScan. Retrieved July 06, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S2159/2015
MLA
"MA S2159 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 21 Jul. 2016. Web. 06 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S2159/2015>.
Chicago
"MA S2159 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." July 21, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed July 06, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S2159/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S2159 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 21 July 2016. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S2159/2015 (accessed July 06, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2878 | Replaces | 2016-03-07 | Improving outdoor lighting and increasing dark-sky visibility | Accompanied a new draft, see S2159 |
| S2453 | Replaced by | 2016-07-23 | Improving outdoor lighting and increasing dark-sky visibility | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| S2025 | Similar To | 2015-10-08 | Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects | Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #181 [YEAS 31 - NAYS 1] |
| H4020 | Similar To | 2016-09-15 | Resolve relative to enhancing recycling machines at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority facilities | Accompanied a study order, see H4612 |
| H4152 | Similar To | 2016-03-31 | Regulating motor vehicle exhaust sound levels | Senate concurred |
| S1751 | Similar To | 2016-03-07 | Improving outdoor lighting and increasing dark-sky visibility | Accompanied a new draft, see S2159 |
| H2909 | Similar To | 2016-03-07 | Further promoting energy efficiency and green jobs | Accompanied S1766 |
| S1774 | Similar To | 2016-12-19 | Fueling job creation through energy efficiency | Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| S1753 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | Relative to affordable housing energy efficiency | Accompanied a study order, see S2366 |
| S1800 | Similar To | 2016-04-11 | Relative to energy efficiency funds generated by municipal lighting plants | Accompanied H2904 |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2159 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S2159.pdf |
