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H2652 • 2025

An Act relative to motor vehicle battery storage

An Act relative to motor vehicle battery storage

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Sponsor
Michael P. Kushmerek
Last action
2025-08-21
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to motor vehicle battery storage

An Act relative to motor vehicle battery storage By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to motor vehicle battery storage By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2652) of Michael P.
  • Kushmerek for legislation to require the display of notice to the public and first responders of the presence of motor vehicle batteries on the premises of motor vehicle repair and storage facilities.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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. 2025-08-21 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-08-21 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-08-21 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-07-24 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-04-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-1 & A-2

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to motor vehicle battery storage
By Representative Kushmerek of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2652) of Michael P. Kushmerek for legislation to require the display of notice to the public and first responders of the presence of motor vehicle batteries on the premises of motor vehicle repair and storage facilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2652

Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 59A the following section:-

Section 59B. All holders of a Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 license pursuant to section 58, all owners or operators of a motor vehicle repair shop registered pursuant to chapter 100A, all owners or operators of a junkyard or automobile graveyard as those terms are defined in section 1 of chapter 140B or any person or entity who sells or stores motor vehicle batteries shall prominently display notice to the public and first responders of the presence of motor vehicle batteries on the premises. Violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $250.

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