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H1060 • 2025

An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities

An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities

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Sponsor
Chynah Tyler
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5307
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities

An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1060) of Chynah Tyler relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5307

  2. 2025-08-21 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/02/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities
By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1060) of Chynah Tyler relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities. Environment and Natural Resources.

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Bill H.1060

Section 150A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the seventeenth paragraph, the following paragraph:-

The department shall adopt regulations related to violations of the terms of a permit by facilities within environmental justice communities. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, substantial monetary fines that increase with each violation of the terms of a permit by facilities within environmental justice communities and permit revocation for facilities within environmental justice communities that violate the terms of such permit regularly.

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