SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2738
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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SENATE, April 22, 2024.
The committee on Senate Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative
to electric ratepayer protections (Senate, No. 2106), - reports, recommending that the same ought
to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2738).
For the committee,
Michael J. Rodrigues 1 of 1
FILED ON: 4/22/2024
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2738
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 electric ratepayer protections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1K the
2following section:-
3 Section 1L. Beginning on January 1, 2025, no supplier, energy marketer or energy broker
4shall execute a new contract for generation services with any individual residential retail
5customer. This section shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any government body that
6aggregates the load of residential retail customers as part of a municipal load aggregation
7program pursuant to section 134. Any violation of this section shall be deemed an unfair and
8deceptive act pursuant to chapter 93A. The attorney general may bring an action under section 4
9of said chapter 93A to enforce this section and to obtain restitution, civil penalties, injunctive
10relief or any other relief available under said chapter 93A.