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MA H95

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Robertson

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Municipal Broadband Development Fund to provide competitive grants to municipal agencies for expanding, founding, advertising, or maintaining publicly-administered broadband internet service providers that adhere to net neutrality standards

  • Creates a state net neutrality certification requiring broadband providers to avoid paid prioritization, ensure open access to legal web content, and refrain from imposing data caps or usage-based surcharges

  • Prohibits state agencies, municipalities, and constitutional branches from renewing contracts with broadband providers that lack net neutrality certification

  • Imposes a surtax of at least 50% on any surcharges levied by broadband internet service providers, with proceeds deposited into the Municipal Broadband Development Fund

  • Requires municipal broadband recipients found in violation of net neutrality provisions to repay awarded funds plus a 5% penalty to the fund

Legislative Description

Relative to assuring a jumpstart in investments in telecoms to preserve access to the internet

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5072

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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