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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2642 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 251
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Biele
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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 relative to refrigeration technicians.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Biele4th Suffolk1/19/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2642 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
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By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 251) of David
Biele relative to refrigeration technicians. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 313 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 relative to refrigeration technicians.
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. Section 81 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Registered”, the
3following new definition:-
4 “Residential/Light Commercial Refrigeration”, the installation, repair, replacement,
5maintenance of any refrigerant containing part of any refrigerant system of less than ten ton
6capacity.
7 SECTION 2. Said Chapter 146 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 82,
8the following new section:-
9 Section 82A. The bureau shall adopt regulations for the examining and licensing of
10refrigeration technicians working on residential or light commercial refrigeration systems of less 2 of 2
11than ten tons. Licensing fees collected shall be placed in a retained revenue account to hire
12qualified inspectors to enforce the provisions of this section.
13 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.