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H3518 • 2025

An Act relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers

An Act relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers

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Sponsor
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
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 the protection of propane gas ratepayers

An Act relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3518) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Colleen M.
  • Garry for legislation relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers.
  • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

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  • 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. 2025-11-04 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-11-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 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 relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers
By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3518) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Colleen M. Garry for legislation relative to the protection of propane gas ratepayers. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3518

SECTION 1. Section 94 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following 2 paragraphs:-

A contract or agreement for the sale of propane for residential heating shall be in writing and contain all the terms and conditions for delivery and shall include an itemized list of the amount of fees, charges, surcharges or penalties. No contract or agreement for the sale of propane for residential heating between a dealer and retail consumer shall have an automatic renewal clause unless the consumer has the right to terminate any future automatic renewal through written notice given not less than 30 days prior to the date the automatic renewal takes effect.

A propane gas dealer who operates in the commonwealth shall make the daily delivery price of propane for residential heating customers available in a clear and conspicuous manner. If the propane gas dealer operates a website for commonwealth customers, the daily delivery price shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on the dealer’s website.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall apply to contracts or agreements for the sale of propane, or any renewals thereof, entered into on or after January 1, 2025.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2025.

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