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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1517 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2307
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay D. Livingstone
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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 authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1517 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2307
By Representative Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2307) of
Jay D. Livingstone relative to authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation.
Municipalities and Regional Government.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act authorizing local control of waste collection hours of operation.
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 31A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word “town;” and inserting in
3place thereof the following words:- town. Said board of health may restrict the hours in which
4business, residential, or commercial garbage, offal or other offensive substances may be
5collected in areas zoned for residential or commercial use;. .
6 SECTION. 2 Section 31A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
7amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “business, commercial or”.