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H2453 • 2025

An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria

An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria

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Sponsor
Steven S. Howitt
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5234
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria

An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2453) of Steven S.
  • Howitt relative to exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria.
  • Public Health.

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. 2026-03-16 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5234

  2. 2025-09-11 House

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025

  3. 2025-06-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Health

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2453) of Steven S. Howitt relative to exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria. Public Health.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2453

Section 13 of Chapter 21A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the first paragraph, the following paragraph:-

The department shall not classify barber shops and beauty salons together so as to require the same system sewage flow design criteria for on-site subsurface sewage disposal.

Until such time as the department classifies barber shops and beauty salons as two distinct types of commercial uses, businesses that operate exclusively as barber shops pursuant to Section 87T of Chapter 112, shall be exempt from any rule related to the system sewage flow design criteria for beauty salons; provided further, that any qualified barber shop as described herein shall apply to the department for a unique determination of system sewage design flow.

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