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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1966 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2259
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/18/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1966 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2259
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2259) of
David M. Rogers for legislation to establish a division of indoor environments within the
Department of Public Health. Public Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2392 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to establish a division of indoor environments within the Department of Public Health.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2Section 224 the following section:-
3 Section 225. (a) Notwithstanding any general law, special law or regulation to the
4contrary, there shall be within the Department of Public Health a Division of Indoor
5Environments within the Center for Environmental Health. The Commissioner of the Department
6of Public Health shall appoint the Director of the Division of Indoor Environments.
7 (b) The Division of Indoor Environments shall administer and enforce any existing laws
8and regulations relating to indoor air quality.