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H2254 • 2025

An Act to establish local option fines for improper disposal of redeemable goods

An Act to establish local option fines for improper disposal of redeemable goods

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Sponsor
Michelle L. Ciccolo
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4970
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to establish local option fines for improper disposal of redeemable goods

An Act to establish local option fines for improper disposal of redeemable goods By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to establish local option fines for improper disposal of redeemable goods By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2254) of Michelle L.
  • Ciccolo for legislation to establish a local option fine for improper disposal of certain redeemable beverage containers.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-01-29 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

  2. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to establish local option fines for improper disposal of redeemable goods
By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2254) of Michelle L. Ciccolo for legislation to establish a local option fine for improper disposal of certain redeemable beverage containers. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2254

Chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 8H the following section:-

Section 8H½. A city or town that accepts this section, in the manner provided in section 4 of chapter 4, may by ordinance or by-law impose a fine on the disposal, in residential or commercial curbside solid waste or recycling bins, of beverage containers that are redeemable under section 323 of chapter 94. Such ordinance or by-law shall provide for periodic inspections of curbside bins, in a manner determined by the municipality, and shall affix a penalty for each violation, not exceeding $100.

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