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H3549 • 2025

An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants

An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants

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Sponsor
Orlando Ramos
Last action
2025-11-13
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4744
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants

An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3549) of Orlando Ramos for legislation to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants.
  • 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. 2025-11-13 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4744

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  3. 2025-06-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  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 to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants
By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3549) of Orlando Ramos for legislation to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3549

SECTION 1. Chapter 8 of the of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out sections 34 and 112.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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