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H3528 • 2025

An Act encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure

An Act encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure

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Sponsor
Joan Meschino
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 encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure

An Act encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3528) of Joan Meschino relative to advanced natural gas leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure.
  • 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. 2025-10-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure
By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3528) of Joan Meschino relative to advanced natural gas leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy infrastructure. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3528

Section 13 of Chapter 188 of the Session Laws of 2016 is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place the following sentence:

The department of public utilities shall provide for the recovery of expenses incurred for use of advanced leak repair technology and utility-scale non-emitting renewable thermal energy infrastructure as part of the most cost-effective timeline under a plan submitted under section 145 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, without a reduction to the recovery for eligible pipe replacement.

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