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H4543 • 2025

An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption

An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4816
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption

An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Marcus S.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn and David T.
  • Vieira for legislation to further regulate pipefitting exemptions.
  • Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

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. 2025-12-08 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4816

  2. 2025-10-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-09-18 Senate

    Senate concurred

  4. 2025-09-15 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  5. 2025-03-20 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act clarifying the existing pipefitting exemption
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Marcus S. Vaughn and David T. Vieira for legislation to further regulate pipefitting exemptions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4543

Section 87 of chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 12, after the word "employed" the following words:

"nor shall such provisions apply to such pipefitting performed by a person in the employ of a contractor or subcontractor, retained by one of the above organizations, for any work required on the organization's premises or property."

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