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H3512 • 2025

An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors

An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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 establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors

An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3512) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation and study by a special legislative commission (including members of the General Court) to study small modular reactors.
  • 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. 2025-10-27 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  4. 2025-07-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  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 establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3512) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation and study by a special legislative commission (including members of the General Court) to study small modular reactors. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3512

SECTION 1. There shall be established a commission to study and develop a report on the use of small modular reactors as a baseload power source. The commission’s study shall include, but not be limited to, evaluating the efficacy of coupling small modular reactors with other intermittent renewable energy sources to leverage resources and produce high efficiencies while increasing grid stability and security, and the use of non-light water coolants and its effect on safety and reactor management.

SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy or their designees, who shall serve as co-chairs; 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the president of the senate;1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or their designee; the executive director of the department of energy resources or their designee; and the secretary of administration and finance or their designee.

SECTION 3. The commission shall submit its report, along with any recommendations, to the clerk’s office of the house of representatives and the senate no later than 1 year after the passage of this act.

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