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S2255 • 2025

An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections

An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections

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Sponsor
Brendan P. Crighton
Last action
2026-06-25
Official status
Accompanied H5175
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections

An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections By Mr.
  • Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2255) of Brendan P.
  • Crighton, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, , Joanne M.

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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. 2026-06-25 Senate

    Accompanied H5175

  2. 2025-12-15 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  3. 2025-05-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2255) of Brendan P. Crighton, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, , Joanne M. Comerford and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to electric ratepayer protections. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2255

Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1K the following section:

Section 1L. On or after January 1, 2026, no supplier, energy marketer, or energy broker shall execute a new contract or renew an existing contract for generation services with any individual residential retail customer. This section shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any government body that aggregates the load of residential retail customers as part of a municipal aggregation plan pursuant to section 134, nor shall apply to, or otherwise affect, any entity organizing or administering a program pursuant to section 137. A violation of this section shall be deemed an unfair and deceptive act pursuant to chapter 93A. The attorney general may bring an action under section 4 of said chapter 93A to enforce this section and to obtain restitution, civil penalties, injunctive relief, or any other relief available under said chapter 93A.

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