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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 3478: An Act to streamline broadband permitting and ensure equitable access to infrastructure

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3478 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to streamline broadband permitting and ensure equitable access to infrastructure. Primary sponsor: Kip Diggs (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see H5290.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3478) of Kip A. Diggs and Bud L. Williams relative to broadband permitting and access to infrastructure. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kip DiggsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Barnstable
Chris HendricksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Bristol
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
Bud WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Hampden

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a new draft, see H5290
  2. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  3. Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025
  4. Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source