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H2307 • 2025

An Act authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation

An Act authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation

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Sponsor
Jay D. Livingstone
Last action
2025-11-24
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4776
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation

An Act authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2307) of Jay D.
  • Livingstone relative to authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation.
  • 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. 2025-11-24 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4776

  2. 2025-06-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 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 authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation
By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2307) of Jay D. Livingstone relative to authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2307

SECTION 1. Section 31A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word “town;” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town. Said board of health may restrict the hours in which business, residential, or commercial garbage, offal or other offensive substances may be collected in areas zoned for residential or commercial use;. .

SECTION. 2 Section 31A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “business, commercial or”.

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