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H3486 • 2025

An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid

An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid

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Sponsor
Kimberly N. Ferguson
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid

An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3486) of Kimberly N.
  • Ferguson and others relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.
  • 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. 2025-09-08 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  4. 2025-06-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/12/2025 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 relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid
By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3486) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3486

SECTION 1. Section 133 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in the third paragraph at line 12 after the words “plant.” The following sentence:

“Any municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid may sell, rent, or lease equipment, fixtures, and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual aid”

And said section is further amended by adding after the fifth paragraph the following sentence:

“Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid,

shall be covered by the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, as may be amended from time to time, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if performing such duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments authorized by the employer.”

And said section is further amended by adding in the sixth paragraph at line 27 after the words “utility”, the following words:

“or its employees”

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