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H969 • 2025

An Act relative to waste disposal

An Act relative to waste disposal

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Sponsor
Steven S. Howitt
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5149
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to waste disposal

An Act relative to waste disposal By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to waste disposal By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 969) of Steven S.
  • Howitt relative to illegally disposing of certain waste.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.

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. 2026-02-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5149

  2. 2025-04-23 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to waste disposal
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 969) of Steven S. Howitt relative to illegally disposing of certain waste. Environment and Natural Resources.

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Bill H.969

Section 16 of Chapter 270 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following words:-

Large waste disposal bags that are at or are exceeding the dimensions of: eight feet in width, two and one-half feet in height, and 4 feet in depth, shall have affixed on its strap handles and siding an identifying serial number. Sellers of such disposal bags shall have a tracking system in place using said serial numbers to ensure proper disposal of waste.

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