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H3452 • 2025

An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases

An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases

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Sponsor
Natalie M. Blais
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases

An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3452) of Natalie M.
  • Blais and others relative to protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases.
  • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

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. 2026-04-06 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5323

  2. 2025-12-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-09-02 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  4. 2025-05-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases
By Representative Blais of Deerfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3452) of Natalie M. Blais and others relative to protecting consumers from unreasonable utility rate increases. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3452

Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 94I the following section:-

Section 94J. (a) In any base rate proceeding conducted by the department under section 94 for electric companies or gas companies, the department may not approve an allowed return on equity higher than the average allowed return on equity approved in neighboring states over the preceding 4 years. Such requirement may be waived only upon a specific showing that the constitutional rights of the electric or gas company would otherwise be violated.

(b) The determination of allowed return on equity under this section shall not include compensation related to programs under section 21 of chapter 25 or any performance incentives designed to promote the efficient, clean, and reliable operation of the electric or gas system.

(c) For the purposes of this section, “neighboring states” shall mean Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

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