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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 677 FILED ON: 1/16/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 829
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven S. Howitt
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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 septic installers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/11/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/27/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/30/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol2/22/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 677 FILED ON: 1/16/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 829
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 829) of
Steven S. Howitt and others relative to the installation of septic tank pipes. Environment and
Natural Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 943 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 septic installers.
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. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the office of
2consumer affairs and business regulations shall permit septic installers to hook up to a piping
3stub of 6" or more measured from the exterior wall of a buildings foundation or footing.