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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4087 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2450
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Kate Hogan and Julian Cyr
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kate Hogan3rd Middlesex1/17/2025Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin3/6/2025Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire3/6/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk3/6/2025Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth3/6/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester3/6/2025David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex3/6/2025Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex3/6/2025Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex3/6/2025Carlos González10th Hampden3/6/2025Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex3/6/2025Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester3/6/2025Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex3/6/2025Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk3/6/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex3/6/2025Steven Owens29th Middlesex3/6/2025James Arciero2nd Middlesex3/6/2025Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk3/6/2025 2 of 2
16	16	Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire3/6/2025Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable3/6/2025Richard M. Haggerty30th Middlesex3/11/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/11/2025Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex3/11/2025Kevin G. Honan17th Suffolk3/11/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/11/2025Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex3/11/2025Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex3/11/2025 1 of 30
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4087 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2450
19	19	By Representative Hogan of Stow and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House,
20	20	No. 2450) of Kate Hogan, Natalie M. Blais and others for legislation to protect public health
21	21	from PFAS. Public Health.
22	22	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
23	23	SEE HOUSE, NO. 4486 OF 2023-2024.]
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
25	25	_______________
26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
27	27	(2025-2026)
28	28	_______________
29	29	An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
33	33	2section 35SSS the following section:-
34	34	3 Section 35TTT. (a) As used in this section, the following words, unless the context
35	35	4clearly requires otherwise, shall have the following meanings:-
36	36	5 “Ambient air”, that portion of the atmosphere, external to buildings, to which the general
37	37	6public has access.
38	38	7 “Board of health”, any body politic or political subdivision of the commonwealth that
39	39	8acts as a board of health, public health commission or a health department for a municipality,
40	40	9region or district, including, but not limited to, municipal boards of health, regional health 2 of 30
41	41	10districts established pursuant to G.L. c. 111, § 27B and boards of health that share services
42	42	11pursuant to G.L. c. 40, § 4A or other legally constituted governmental unit within the
43	43	12Commonwealth having the usual powers and duties of the board of health of a city or town.
44	44	13 “Commissioner”, the commissioner of the department of environmental protection
45	45	14 “Department”, the department of environmental protection
46	46	15 “Fund”, the PFAS Remediation Trust Fund established in this section.
47	47	16 “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS”, as defined and regulated by the
48	48	17department or identified, on the basis of a health assessment conducted pursuant to the
49	49	18department’s drinking water regulations, as posing an unacceptable health risk to consumers.
50	50	19 “Regional system”, any system established by mutual agreement of two or more
51	51	20municipalities or a county in which all municipalities of said county have an agreement where
52	52	21such system provides drinking water or wastewater services, or both, through shared facilities,
53	53	22sources or distribution networks.
54	54	23 (b) (1) There shall be a PFAS Remediation Trust Fund. Expenditures from the
55	55	24fund shall be made by the department, without further appropriation and consistent with this
56	56	25section, the terms of settlements, judgments, and awards made in connection with claims arising
57	57	26from the manufacture, marketing or sale of PFAS and PFAS-containing products, and consistent
58	58	27with the terms of other allocations and monies transferred to this fund, as applicable. The
59	59	28commissioner shall administer the fund, shall prioritize expenditures to communities with
60	60	29vulnerable environmental justice populations, and may make expenditures from the fund to 3 of 30
61	61	30develop and implement a multilingual outreach and education program pursuant to section 29 of
62	62	31chapter 21A of the General Laws.
63	63	32 (2) The fund shall be expended to mitigate the impacts of PFAS contamination in the
64	64	33commonwealth, including PFAS contamination in drinking water, groundwater, soil, sediment,
65	65	34surface water, wastewater, sludge or sludge products, landfills, and other media as appropriate.
66	66	35Such mitigation may include, but is not limited to, projects to assist counties municipalities,
67	67	36private well owners, and public water systems with the cost of PFAS treatment and remediation,
68	68	37including but not limited to remediation projects, treatment, and mitigation. The commissioner
69	69	38shall make necessary expenditures from this account for the shared administrative costs of the
70	70	39operations and programs of the department related to the fund. The commissioner shall further
71	71	40direct that monies from the fund shall be expended to provide services in an amount reasonably
72	72	41related to such administrative costs. No expenditure shall be made from the fund that would
73	73	42cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not
74	74	43be subject to further appropriation and monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year
75	75	44shall not revert to the General Fund but shall instead be available for expenditure during
76	76	45subsequent fiscal years. Any fiscal year-end balance in the fund shall be excluded from the
77	77	46calculation of the consolidated net surplus pursuant to section 5C of chapter 29 of the General
78	78	47Laws.
79	79	48 (3) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) amounts recovered by the commonwealth and
80	80	49credited thereto in connection with claims arising from the manufacture and associated
81	81	50processes, distribution, marketing, or sale of PFAS and other PFAS-containing products; (ii)
82	82	51transfers from other funds authorized by the general court and so designated; (iii) funds from
83	83	52public or private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations, rebates, 4 of 30
84	84	53settlements, judgments, awards, and other allocations received by the commonwealth designated
85	85	54to the fund; and (iv) any interest earned on such amounts.
86	86	55 (c) The commissioner may award and administer grants from the fund, without further
87	87	56appropriation, consistent with the purposes of the fund described in this section. Further, subject
88	88	57to this section, grants may be made, without limitation, to: (i) municipalities and counties for
89	89	58municipal and county use, including, but not limited to, establishing connections to regional
90	90	59systems and funds necessary to address the reasonable administrative costs of the municipality;
91	91	60(ii) boards of health for use in assisting private well users; (iii) community water systems for use
92	92	61on an existing system or to expand a system to assist additional water users; (iv) non-transient
93	93	62non-community water systems; and (v) transient non-community water systems.
94	94	63 (d) The department shall adopt regulations, rules, or policies for the use of monies in the
95	95	64fund, and shall include conditions in grant documents to require that that applicants disclose any
96	96	65funds recovered from liable third parties or other sources to cover any costs eligible to be
97	97	66reimbursed by said grant programs and to deduct said recovered funds from the total costs in the
98	98	67grant application. The department shall also require any person awarded a grant for cost
99	99	68reimbursement to report the recovery of any such costs in the future and to reimburse the fund by
100	100	69reimbursing such recovered costs to the department. The department shall further adopt
101	101	70regulations, rules, or policies establishing criteria to ensure that an applicant shall not be eligible
102	102	71for grants for any project or portion of a project to the extent the negligence of the applicant
103	103	72caused the contamination that resulted in the exceedance of applicable state or federal standards
104	104	73for PFAS in drinking water, groundwater, soil, and other environmental media. 5 of 30
105	105	74 (e) If the department provides a grant related to costs for a project for which a third party
106	106	75might otherwise be liable, the right to recover payment from such third party, excluding public
107	107	76sector fire departments for the use of Class B firefighting foam in emergency responses, shall be
108	108	77subrogated to the department to the extent of such grant. Any money recovered by the
109	109	78department from such third parties shall be deposited in the fund. Notwithstanding any other
110	110	79general or special law to the contrary, the superior court shall have jurisdiction for subrogation
111	111	80claims brought pursuant to this chapter, and civil actions brought by the attorney general for
112	112	81subrogated claims to recover costs pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within five years
113	113	82from the date the commonwealth is assigned the rights to recover all such costs or five years
114	114	83from the date the commonwealth discovers that the person against whom the action is being
115	115	84brought is a person liable pursuant to law, whichever is later.
116	116	85 (f)(1) The department may consult with the department of public health to provide
117	117	86funding from the fund for boards of health to establish rebate and grant programs for the
118	118	87reimbursement of private well users and owners for the costs of private well water sampling,
119	119	88installation, and operation and maintenance of PFAS treatment systems. Eligible spending for
120	120	89rebate shall include, but is not limited to, sampling of private well water for those PFAS that are
121	121	90regulated for public water systems by the department’s drinking water regulations and
122	122	91installation of permanent treatment systems to remove PFAS from drinking water
123	123	92 (2) Boards of health may elect to receive funding from the fund pursuant to any program
124	124	93established pursuant to paragraph (1), and may apply for and receive grants from the fund
125	125	94necessary to cover reasonable administrative costs related to implementation of said paragraph
126	126	95(1). Boards of health that elect to participate shall amend their codes to require private well water 6 of 30
127	127	96quality testing for PFAS for property sales and new construction consistent with model bylaws
128	128	97and ordinances provided by the department through program guidance.
129	129	98 (3) Annually, not later than August 31, boards of health that elect to participate pursuant
130	130	99to paragraph (2) shall submit a report to the department including information demonstrating
131	131	100compliance during the preceding fiscal year with said paragraph (2) and other such information
132	132	101as required by the department.
133	133	102 (g) Annually, not later than October 1, the department shall file a report on the activity,
134	134	103revenue and expenditures to and from the fund in the prior fiscal year with the clerks of the
135	135	104house of representatives and the senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means,
136	136	105and shall make the report available on the department’s website. The report shall include, but not
137	137	106be limited to: (i) revenue credited to the fund; (ii) the amount of expenditure attributable to the
138	138	107administrative costs of the department; (iii) an itemized list of expenditures from the fund; (iv)
139	139	108rebate and grant expenditures to private well users and owners and municipal administrative
140	140	109expenses of boards of health opting into such rebate and grant programs; and (v) data and a
141	141	110report of how resources have been directed to environmental justice populations.
142	142	111 SECTION 2. Chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
143	143	112section 43A the following section:-
144	144	113 Section 43B. (a) The department of environmental protection shall amend each
145	145	114groundwater discharge permit upon renewal with requirements for monitoring and reporting of
146	146	115per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using United States Environmental Protection Agency
147	147	116analytical methods as specified by the department. 7 of 30
148	148	117 (b) The department of environmental protection shall amend its surface water discharge
149	149	118permits issued to industrial permittees and groundwater discharge permits issued to industrial
150	150	119permittees upon renewal with requirements to implement best management practices for
151	151	120discharges of PFAS, including, but not limited to: (i) product elimination or substitution when a
152	152	121reasonable alternative to using PFAS is available in the industrial process; (ii) accidental
153	153	122discharge minimization; and (iii) equipment decontamination or replacement where PFAS
154	154	123products have historically been used. These industrial permittees shall include those that use or
155	155	124previously used PFAS or PFAS products or those where best management practices are
156	156	125warranted based on the department’s review of discharge monitoring unless the industrial
157	157	126permittee can show that the PFAS in the discharge entered the facility the local water supply and
158	158	127not the manufacturing process.
159	159	128 (c) The department of environmental protection shall include effluent limitations and
160	160	129treatment requirements for PFAS in groundwater discharge permits upon renewal.
161	161	130 SECTION 3. The department of environmental protection shall promulgate regulations to
162	162	131implement a schedule for phasing out the use, sale, or distribution, or offer for use, sale, or
163	163	132distribution of sludge without the department’s site-specific approval in the commonwealth, and
164	164	133shall not include the disposal or placement of sludge at a solid waste landfill, hazardous waste
165	165	134landfill or sludge landfill. For the purposes of this section, “sludge” shall mean the solid, semi
166	166	135solid, and liquid residue that results from a process of wastewater treatment or drinking water
167	167	136treatment, and does not include grit, screening, or grease and oil removed at the headworks of a
168	168	137wastewater or drinking water facility. 8 of 30
169	169	138 SECTION 4. Not later than December 31, 2030, the department of environmental
170	170	139protection shall submit a report to the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Public Health and the
171	171	140Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources regarding its progress in establishing
172	172	141standards to monitor PFAS in ambient air. This report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the
173	173	142department’s capacity to establish these standards; (ii) the steps the department has taken or
174	174	143plans to take to establish these standards; and; (iii) a projected timeline detailing when the
175	175	144department expects to finish establishing standards to monitor PFAS in ambient air.
176	176	145 SECTION 5. Chapter 21A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
177	177	146section 28 the following section:-
178	178	147 Section 29. (a) The department, in consultation with the department of public health, shall
179	179	148develop and implement a multilingual public awareness campaign to promote the education of
180	180	149Massachusetts residents, including environmental justice populations, of per- and
181	181	150polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination across the commonwealth and potential health impacts
182	182	151of PFAS exposure. The campaign shall include the development and distribution of educational
183	183	152materials, drafted in plain language to the extent possible, the content of which shall include, but
184	184	153not be limited to: (i) the potential health impacts of PFAS exposure; (ii) the routes of PFAS
185	185	154exposure, including but not limited to, drinking water, groundwater, surface water, wastewater,
186	186	155land application of biosolids, landfills, air, and fish tissue; (iii) consumer products that are known
187	187	156to contain PFAS; (iv) PFAS in Class B firefighting foam; (v) a list of facilities that are known
188	188	157and potential sources of PFAS and are required to prepare a toxics use reduction plan for PFAS
189	189	158within 10 miles of the environmental justice populations; (vi) assistance programs for PFAS
190	190	159remediation; (vii) citizen involvement pursuant to G.L. c. 21I, § 18; and (viii) assistance
191	191	160programs for PFAS remediation. 9 of 30
192	192	161 (b) The educational materials shall be translated into the native languages spoken by the
193	193	162impacted environmental justice populations based on the federal census definition of English
194	194	163isolation. Such educational materials shall be made available to, but not be limited to: (i)
195	195	164community centers; (ii) health care centers; (iii) schools, (iv) places of worship; (v) the
196	196	165department of education; (vi) and the department of early education and care.
197	197	166 (c) The department may contract or associate with public and private agencies and
198	198	167organizations for the preparation of said educational materials on PFAS exposure, other pertinent
199	199	168resource information on the matter of PFAS contamination and conducting educational
200	200	169programs. The department may use funds from the Fund, as established in section 35TTT of
201	201	170chapter 10 of the general laws, for such contracts.
202	202	171 SECTION 6. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
203	203	172section 5S the following sections:-
204	204	173 Section 5T. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context
205	205	174clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
206	206	175 “Agricultural products”, any vegetable, fruit, dairy, meat, fish, and poultry, and
207	207	176agricultural inputs, such as, but not limited to, feed, water, fertilizer, pesticides, produced and
208	208	177sold commercially in Massachusetts.
209	209	178 “Department”, the department of public health
210	210	179 “Food package", a package or packaging component that is intended for the marketing,
211	211	180protection or handling of a product intended for direct food contact or used to store food and
212	212	181foodstuffs for sale. 10 of 30
213	213	182 “Fully Fluorinated Carbon Atom", a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents
214	214	183have been replaced by fluorine.
215	215	184 “Intentionally added”, PFAS that is added to a product, or enters the product from the
216	216	185manufacturing or processing of that product; the addition of which is known or reasonably
217	217	186ascertainable by the manufacturer. “Intentionally added” PFAS also includes any degradation by-
218	218	187products of PFAS or the use of PFAS or PFAS precursors as a processing agent, mold release
219	219	188agent, or the creation of PFAS via chemical reactions.
220	220	189 “Ingredient”, has the same meaning as that term is defined in subdivision (e) of Section
221	221	190700.3 of Part 700 of Chapter 1 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations and does not
222	222	191include any incidental ingredient as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 701.3 of Part 701 of
223	223	192Chapter 1 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
224	224	193 "Known or reasonably ascertainable”, all information in a person's possession or control,
225	225	194plus all information that a reasonable person similarly situated might be expected to possess,
226	226	195control, or know.
227	227	196 "Manufacturer", a person, firm, association, partnership, government entity, organization,
228	228	197joint venture or corporation that applies a package to a product for distribution or sale, or any
229	229	198person whose name appears on the label of a cosmetics product pursuant to the requirements of
230	230	199Section 701.12 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
231	231	200 "Package", a container providing a means of marketing, protecting or handling a product
232	232	201which shall include a unit package, an intermediate package, a package used for shipping or
233	233	202transport and unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other
234	234	203trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags and tubs. 11 of 30
235	235	204 "Packaging component", an individual assembled part of a package including, but not
236	236	205limited to, any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior
237	237	206strapping, coatings, closures, inks and labels.
238	238	207 "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or “PFAS”, a class of fluorinated organic
239	239	208chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
240	240	209 (b) No manufacturer shall sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in
241	241	210the commonwealth food packaging to which PFAS have been intentionally added in any amount.
242	242	211 (c) The department, in consultation with department of environmental protection and the
243	243	212department of agricultural resources, shall procure or otherwise employ an external research
244	244	213organization, which has the capacity to study per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and the effect
245	245	214PFAS has on agricultural products produced and sold in the commonwealth; provided, that the
246	246	215research organization shall have: (1) extensive experience with a wide variety of agricultural
247	247	216products and environmental matrices, including, but not limited to, plants and animals; (2) a
248	248	217current QAPP (“Quality Assurance Project Plan”) through the United States Environmental
249	249	218Protection Agency; (3) current sampling and chain of custody protocols; (4) experience handling
250	250	219complex agricultural matrices; and (5) access to state-of-the art mass spectrometers. The study
251	251	220shall include findings on the levels of PFAS found in: (1) in agricultural products sold in
252	252	221Massachusetts stores; (2) locally sourced agricultural products; and (3) agricultural inputs
253	253	222including, but not limited to, feed, water, fertilizer, and pesticides. The department shall make
254	254	223said report publicly available with the department’s findings on the department’s website. The
255	255	224commissioner shall file a progress report in writing of the findings, including food and
256	256	225agricultural sources of contamination, within 365 days of the passage of this act; provided, that 12 of 30
257	257	226the report shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint
258	258	227committee on environment and natural resources, the joint committee on public health, and the
259	259	228joint committee on agriculture on or before August 31, 2027.
260	260	229 Section 5U. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context
261	261	230clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
262	262	231 “Child passenger restraint”, a child passenger restraint under G.L. c. 90, § 7AA.
263	263	232 “Children’s product”, consumer products intended, made or marketed for use by
264	264	233children12 years of age or under , including: (i) toys; (ii) children’s clothing; (iii) children's
265	265	234cosmetics and personal care products; (iv) children's jewelry and novelty products; (v) children’s
266	266	235school supplies; (vi) children’s arts and crafts supplies, including model making supplies (vii)
267	267	236children’s bedding, furniture, and furnishings; (viii) child car seats; (ix) products to help a child
268	268	237with sucking or teething, or to facilitate sleep, relaxation, or the feeding of a child; (x) artificial
269	269	238turf fields installed on school properties, publicly owned properties, or intended for use by
270	270	239children under the age of 18; (xi) products that meet any of the following conditions: represented
271	271	240in its packaging, display, or advertising as appropriate for use by children, sold in conjunction
272	272	241with, attached to, or packaged together with other products that are packaged, displayed, or
273	273	242advertised as appropriate for use by children sold in a retail store, catalogue, or online website, in
274	274	243which a person exclusively offers for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or advertised as
275	275	244of 13 appropriate for use by children, or sold in a discrete portion of a retail store, catalogue, or
276	276	245online website, in which a person offers for sale products that are packaged, displayed, or
277	277	246advertised as appropriate for use by children; provided, however, that “children’s product” shall
278	278	247not include: (i) batteries; (ii) slings and catapults; (iii) sets of darts with metallic points; (iv) toy 13 of 30
279	279	248steam engines; (v) bicycles and tricycles; (vi) video toys that can be connected to video screen
280	280	249and are operated at a nominal voltage exceeding twenty-four volts; (vii) chemistry sets; (viii)
281	281	250consumer and children's electronic products, including but not limited to personal computers,
282	282	251audio and video equipment, calculators, wireless phones, game consoles, and handheld devices
283	283	252incorporating a video screen, used to access interactive software and their associated peripherals;
284	284	253(ix) interactive software, intended for leisure and entertainment, including computer games and
285	285	254their storage media, including compact disks; (x) BB guns, pellet guns and air rifles; (xi) snow
286	286	255sporting equipment, including skis, poles, boots, snow boards, sleds and bindings; (xii) roller
287	287	256skates; (xiii) scooters; (xiv) model rockets; (xv) athletic shoes with cleats or spikes; (xvi)
288	288	257pocketknives and multitools; (xvii) food and beverages and food and beverage packaging
289	289	258regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of
290	290	259Agriculture; (xviii) pharmaceutical products and biologics; and (xix) medical devices, as defined
291	291	260in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, U,S,C, 21 section 321(h)
292	292	261 “Consumer product,” any article that, to any significant extent, is distributed in
293	293	262commerce for personal use or consumption by individuals.
294	294	263 “Cookware”, durable houseware items that are used in homes and restaurants to prepare,
295	295	264dispense, or store food, foodstuffs or beverages, including, but not limited to, pots, pans, skillets,
296	296	265grills, baking sheets, baking molds, trays, bowls and cooking utensils.
297	297	266 “Cosmetic”, means: (a) articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on,
298	298	267introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing,
299	299	268beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance, including wigs, hairpieces and 14 of 30
300	300	269postiches; (b) articles intended for use as a component of any such articles; and (c) shall not
301	301	270include soap.
302	302	271 “Current unavoidable uses”, a use of PFAS that the department has determined under this
303	303	272section to be: (i) essential for health, safety or the functioning of society; (ii) necessary for the
304	304	273proper operation and functionality of a product; and; (iii) for which safer chemical alternatives
305	305	274are not reasonably available.
306	306	275 “Department”, the department of public health.
307	307	276 “Distributor”, any person, firm or corporation who takes title to goods, produced either
308	308	277domestically or in a foreign country, purchased for resale or promotional purposes.
309	309	278 “Fabric treatment”, a substance applied to fabric, carpets, rugs, shoes or textiles to impart
310	310	279characteristics, including, but not limited to, stain resistance or water resistance.
311	311	280 “Fully fluorinated carbon atom”, a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents
312	312	281have been replaced by fluorine.
313	313	282 “Intentionally added”, PFAS that is added to a product, or enters the product from the
314	314	283manufacturing or processing of that product; the addition of which is known or reasonably
315	315	284ascertainable by the manufacturer. “Intentionally added” PFAS also includes any degradation by-
316	316	285products of PFAS or the use of PFAS or PFAS precursors as a processing agent, mold release
317	317	286agent, or the creation of PFAS via chemical reactions.
318	318	287 "Known or reasonably ascertainable”, all information in a person's possession or control,
319	319	288plus all information that a reasonable person similarly situated might be expected to possess,
320	320	289control, or know. 15 of 30
321	321	290 “Manufacturer”, any person, firm or corporation that manufactures a product whose
322	322	291brand name is affixed to the product. In the case of a product imported into the United States,
323	323	292“manufacturer” includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the person
324	324	293that manufactured or assembled or whose brand name is affixed to the product does not have a
325	325	294presence in the United States.
326	326	295 “Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS”, a class of fluorinated organic
327	327	296chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
328	328	297 “Personal care products”, articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on,
329	329	298introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting
330	330	299attractiveness or altering the appearance. Personal care products shall include products such as
331	331	300skin moisturizers, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations,
332	332	301shampoos, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, sunscreen, hair spray, shaving cream and
333	333	302deodorants, as well as any material intended for use as a component of a cosmetic product.
334	334	303Personal care products shall also include , but not be limited to, menstrual products such as
335	335	304sanitary napkins, menstrual underwear, tampons and underwear liners. Personal care products
336	336	305does not include a product that requires a prescription for distribution or dispensation. “Personal
337	337	306Care Products” does not include hydrofluorocarbon or hydrofluoroolefins used as propellants in
338	338	307personal care products.
339	339	308 “Priority product,” any child passenger restraint, children’s product, cookware, fabric
340	340	309treatment, personal care products, rugs and carpets, textile, textile furnishings, or upholstered
341	341	310furniture. 16 of 30
342	342	311 “Product component”, a component of a consumer product, including the product’s
343	343	312ingredients or a part of the product, regardless of whether the manufacturer of the consumer
344	344	313product is the manufacturer of the component.
345	345	314 “Product label”, a display of written, printed or graphic material that appears on, or is
346	346	315affixed to, the exterior of a product, or its exterior container or wrapper that is visible to a
347	347	316consumer, if the product has an exterior container or wrapper.
348	348	317 “Retailer”, any person, firm or corporation to whom a consumer product is delivered or
349	349	318sold, if such delivery or sale is for purposes of sale or distribution in commerce to purchasers
350	350	319who buy such product for purposes other than resale.
351	351	320 “Rugs and carpets”, fabric used to or marketed to cover floors.
352	352	321 “Textile”, any item made in whole or part from a natural or synthetic fiber, yarn, or
353	353	322fabric. Textile includes but is not limited to leather, cotton, silk, jute, hemp, wool, viscose, nylon,
354	354	323and polyester.
355	355	324 “Textile furnishings”, textile goods of a type customarily used in households and
356	356	325businesses, including but not limited to draperies, floor coverings, furnishings, bedding, towels,
357	357	326and tablecloths.
358	358	327 “Upholstered furniture'', as defined in G.L. c. 94, § 270.
359	359	328 “Wholesaler,” any person, firm or corporation to whom a consumer product is delivered
360	360	329or sold, if such delivery or sale is for purposes of sale or distribution in commerce to purchasers
361	361	330who buy such product for purposes of resale. 17 of 30
362	362	331 (b) (1) No manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer shall offer for sale, sell or
363	363	332distribute in the commonwealth any priority products to which PFAS have been intentionally
364	364	333added on or after January 1, 2029.
365	365	334 (2) The prohibitions of this subsection shall not apply to the sale or resale of used
366	366	335products;
367	367	336 (c) (1) No manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer shall offer for sale, sell
368	368	337or distribute in the commonwealth any consumer product that the department has identified for
369	369	338restriction, including but not limited to priority products, to which PFAS have been intentionally
370	370	339added, unless the department, in consultation with the department of environmental protection
371	371	340and the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, has determined that the use of PFAS in the consumer
372	372	341product is a currently unavoidable use and grants a temporary exemption at intervals of no more
373	373	342than 6 years.
374	374	343 (2) The department may assess a fee to cover the department’s reasonable costs and to
375	375	344support the purposes outlined in this section payable by a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler
376	376	345or retailer upon submission of an unavoidable use exemption request under section (c) paragraph
377	377	346(5). Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into the PFAS Public Health Trust
378	378	347Fund established under section (j) to be administered by the department for the purposes outlined
379	379	348in this section.
380	380	349 (3) In the event that the department makes such a determination and grants an
381	381	350unavoidable use exemption, the department may require the manufacturer, distributor,
382	382	351wholesaler or retailer to label the product or products in a form and manner determined by the
383	383	352department. 18 of 30
384	384	353 (4) The prohibitions of this subsection shall not apply to the sale or resale of used
385	385	354consumer products or a product used in a manner that has been approved or authorized by a
386	386	355federal or state agency, including: (1) Drugs, medical devices, biologics or diagnostics approved
387	387	356or authorized by the Federal Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of
388	388	357Agriculture or otherwise subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
389	389	358as amended, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq; (2) Packaging for drugs, medical devices, biologics,
390	390	359diagnostics or [non-pulp based packaging for] food approved or authorized by the Federal Food
391	391	360and Drug Administration or the United States Department of Agriculture or is otherwise in scope
392	392	361of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq (3) Products
393	393	362registered or authorized for use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as
394	394	363amended, 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq. (4) Substances designated by rulemaking or otherwise as
395	395	364acceptable substitutes in specific uses under U.S. EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy
396	396	365(SNAP) program, or substitutes needed to execute the American Innovation and Manufacturing
397	397	366(AIM) Act; and (5) Finished products certified or regulated by the Federal Aviation
398	398	367Administration or the Department of Defense, or both, when used in a manner that was certified
399	399	368or regulated by such agencies, including parts, materials, and processes when used to
400	400	369manufacture or maintain such regulated or certified finished products.
401	401	370 (5) Consumer products or product categories in which the use of PFAS is a currently
402	402	371unavoidable use, as determined by the department, may be exempted for a fee to cover the
403	403	372department’s reasonable costs and to support the purposes outlined in this section, pursuant to a
404	404	373process established years. Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into the PFAS
405	405	374Public Health Trust Fund established under section (j) to be administered by the department for
406	406	375the purposes outlined in this section. 19 of 30
407	407	376 (6) Annually, not later than December 31, the department shall file a report on the
408	408	377manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers or retailers submitting unavoidable use exemption
409	409	378requests with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on
410	410	379public health, and shall make the report available on the department’s website. The report shall
411	411	380include, but not be limited to: (i) the full name of the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or
412	412	381retailer applying for an unavoidable use exemption; (ii) if the department granted the
413	413	382manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer an exemption or not; (iii) the department's
414	414	383reasoning for granting the exemption; and (iv) the length of the exemption.
415	415	384 (d)(1) The department shall, in consultation with the department of environmental
416	416	385protection and the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, prepare a study of significant PFAS uses in
417	417	386consumer products not subject to this section using publicly available information, within 4 years
418	418	387of the passage of this law, and shall update the study within 7 years of the passage of this law.
419	419	388The study shall consider whether: (i) safer alternatives to PFAS are reasonably available; (ii) the
420	420	389function provided by PFAS in the product is necessary for the product to perform its primary
421	421	390function as determined by the department; and (iii) the use of PFAS in the product is essential for
422	422	391health or safety. The report shall recommend additional products and product categories to be
423	423	392considered for restriction under this section.
424	424	393 (d)(2) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section. The department
425	425	394may adopt regulations to establish additional consumer products and product components to be
426	426	395considered priority products covered by this section. In identifying additional product categories
427	427	396for analysis, the department shall consult with Toxics Use Reduction Institute and the department
428	428	397of environmental protection. 20 of 30
429	429	398 (e) The attorney general shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this section
430	430	399pursuant to G.L. c. 93A, § 4.
431	431	400 (f) (1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of
432	432	401public health shall establish, on or before June 1, 2028, a publicly accessible reporting platform
433	433	402to collect information about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS”, and consumer
434	434	403products or product components containing PFAS being sold, offered for sale, distributed or
435	435	404offered for promotional purposes in, or imported into, the state. The department may consult
436	436	405with Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse and may collaborate with other states with prohibitions
437	437	406on PFAS to establish such a platform.
438	438	407 (2) On or before June 1, 2028, and on or before June 1 of each year thereafter, a
439	439	408manufacturer of PFAS or a consumer product or product component containing intentionally
440	440	409added PFAS that is sold, offered for sale, distributed or offered for promotional purposes in, or
441	441	410imported into, the state shall register the PFAS or the consumer product or product component
442	442	411containing intentionally added PFAS on the publicly accessible reporting platform created
443	443	412pursuant to paragraph (1), along with all of the following information, as applicable: (i) the name
444	444	413and type of consumer product or product component containing intentionally added PFAS; (ii)
445	445	414the universal product code, or “UPC,” of the consumer product or product component containing
446	446	415intentionally added PFAS; (iii) the name and address of the manufacturer, and the name, address
447	447	416and phone number of the contact person for the manufacturer; and (iv) any additional
448	448	417information established by the department as necessary to implement the requirements of this
449	449	418section. 21 of 30
450	450	419 (3) A manufacturer may supply the information required in paragraph (2) for a category
451	451	420or type of consumer product rather than for each individual product.
452	452	421 (4) In a manner determined by the department, a manufacturer shall update and revise the
453	453	422information required under paragraph (2) whenever there is a significant change in the
454	454	423information or when requested to do so by the department.
455	455	424 (5) The department may establish by regulation and assess a fee payable by a
456	456	425manufacturer upon submission of the notification required under paragraph (2) to cover the
457	457	426department’s reasonable costs in developing and administering this section and to support the
458	458	427purposes outlined in this section collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into the PFAS
459	459	428Public Health Trust Fund established under section (j) to be administered by the department for
460	460	429the purposes outlined in this section.
461	461	430 (6) Any information submitted to, or developed by, the department in furtherance of this
462	462	431section, except for the specific information required to be disclosed in subsection (f)(2) of this
463	463	432section shall not be a public record and shall be exempt from disclosure under clause twenty-
464	464	433sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 and section 10 of chapter 66 of the General Laws.
465	465	434 (g) (1) A manufacturer of consumer products registered under paragraph (2) of subsection
466	466	435(f) shall send an electronic notification to distributors and wholesalers of the consumer product
467	467	436that the consumer product contains PFAS.
468	468	437 (2) A distributor or wholesaler who receives a notification pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
469	469	438send an electronic notification to retailers of the consumer product that the consumer product
470	470	439contains PFAS. 22 of 30
471	471	440 (3) The department shall adopt regulations to implement this subsection.
472	472	441 (4) The attorney general shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this
473	473	442subsection under G.L. c. 93A, § 4.
474	474	443 (h) (1) A manufacturer of any priority products that are sold, offered for sale,
475	475	444distributed or offered for promotional purposes in, or imported into, the state shall establish an
476	476	445audit program to test for the presence of unintentionally added PFAS using analytical methods
477	477	446approved by the department in consultation with the department of environmental protection and
478	478	447the Toxics Use Reduction Institute.
479	479	448 (2) The department shall establish by regulation and assess a fee payable by a
480	480	449manufacturer under paragraph (1) to cover the department’s reasonable costs in testing a
481	481	450consumer product for the presence of unintentionally added PFAS at the request of a
482	482	451manufacturer. Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into the PFAS Public
483	483	452Health Trust Fund established under section (j) to be administered by the department for the
484	484	453purposes outlined in this section.
485	485	454 (i) (1) There shall be a PFAS Public Health Trust Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall
486	486	455be made by the department, without further appropriation and consistent with this section, and
487	487	456consistent with the terms of other allocations and monies transferred to this fund, as applicable.
488	488	457The commissioner shall administer the fund for purposes outlined in this section, and may make
489	489	458expenditures from the fund to develop and implement a multilingual outreach and education
490	490	459campaign pursuant to section 29 of chapter 21A of the General Laws.
491	491	460 (2) The fund shall be expended to support the education of Massachusetts residents of
492	492	461PFAS contamination across the commonwealth and the potential health impacts of PFAS 23 of 30
493	493	462exposure, to mitigate the impacts of PFAS in consumer products in the commonwealth, and to
494	494	463support the development of PFAS-free alternatives by the Toxic Use Reduction Institute. The
495	495	464commissioner shall make necessary expenditures from this account for the shared administrative
496	496	465costs of the operations and programs of the department related to the fund, including but not
497	497	466limited to the unavoidable use exemption process under section (c) paragraph (5) and the testing
498	498	467a consumer product for the presence of unintentionally added PFAS. The commissioner shall
499	499	468further direct that monies from the fund shall be expended to provide services in an amount
500	500	469reasonably related to such administrative costs. No expenditure shall be made from the fund that
501	501	470would cause the fund to be in deficit at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund
502	502	471shall not be subject to further appropriation and monies remaining in the fund at the end of the
503	503	472fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund, but shall instead be available for expenditure
504	504	473during subsequent fiscal years. Any fiscal year-end balance in the fund shall be excluded from
505	505	474the calculation of the consolidated net surplus pursuant to section 5C of chapter 29 of the
506	506	475General Laws.
507	507	476 (3) There shall be credited to the fund: (i) fees payable by a manufacturer, distributor,
508	508	477wholesaler or retailer upon submission of an unavoidable use exemption request under section
509	509	478(c) paragraph (5); (ii) transfers from other funds authorized by the general court and so
510	510	479designated; (iii) funds from public or private sources, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants,
511	511	480donations, rebates, settlements, judgments, awards, and other allocations received by the
512	512	481commonwealth designated to the fund; and (iv) any interest earned on such amounts.
513	513	482 SECTION 7. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
514	514	483section 244 the following sections:- 24 of 30
515	515	484 Section 245. (a) The following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires
516	516	485otherwise, have the following meanings:-
517	517	486 “Firefighting personal protective equipment” means any clothing designed, intended or
518	518	487marketed to be worn by firefighting personnel in the performance of their duties, designed with
519	519	488the intent for the use in fire and rescue activities, including but not limited to: jackets, pants,
520	520	489shoes/boots, gloves, helmets and respiratory equipment.
521	521	490 “Intentionally added”, PFAS that is added to a product, or enters the product from the
522	522	491manufacturing or processing of that product; the addition of which is known or reasonably
523	523	492ascertainable by the manufacturer. “Intentionally added” PFAS also includes any degradation by-
524	524	493products of PFAS or the use of PFAS or PFAS precursors as a processing agent, mold release
525	525	494agent, or the creation of PFAS via chemical reactions.
526	526	495 "Known or reasonably ascertainable”, all information in a person's possession or control,
527	527	496plus all information that a reasonable person similarly situated might be expected to possess,
528	528	497control, or know.
529	529	498 “Local governments” includes any county, city, town, fire district, regional fire protection
530	530	499authority, or special purpose district that provides firefighting services.
531	531	500 “Manufacturer”, any person, firm or corporation that manufactures or distributes
532	532	501firefighting agents or firefighting equipment. In the case of a product imported into the United
533	533	502States, “manufacturer” includes the importer or first domestic distributor of the product if the
534	534	503person that manufactured or assembled or whose brand name is affixed to the product does not
535	535	504have a presence in the United States. 25 of 30
536	536	505 "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or “PFAS”, a class of fluorinated organic
537	537	506chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
538	538	507 (b) (1) A manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting personal protective
539	539	508equipment containing PFAS to any person, local government or state agency shall provide
540	540	509written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale: (i) that the firefighting personal protective
541	541	510equipment contains PFAS; (ii) the reason PFAS are added to the equipment; and (iii) the
542	542	511specific PFAS within the product listed by chemical name and abbreviated name.
543	543	512 (2) The manufacturer or other person selling firefighting personal protective equipment
544	544	513and the purchaser of the equipment shall retain a copy of the notice required pursuant to this
545	545	514subsection on file for at least 3 years from the date of the purchase. Upon the request of the
546	546	515department, a person, manufacturer, or purchaser shall furnish the notice, or written copies, and
547	547	516associated sales documentation to the department within 60 days of such request.
548	548	517 SECTION 8. Said section 246 of said chapter 111 of the General Laws, is hereby
549	549	518amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
550	550	519 (b) A manufacturer or other person that sells firefighting personal protective equipment to
551	551	520any person, local government, or state agency shall not manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for
552	552	521sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the commonwealth any firefighting personal
553	553	522protective equipment containing intentionally added PFAS.
554	554	523 SECTION 9. Chapter 22D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
555	555	524section 6 the following sections:- 26 of 30
556	556	525 Section 7. (a) The following terms shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
557	557	526have the following meanings:
558	558	527 “Department”, department of fire services
559	559	528 “Intentionally added”, PFAS that is added to a product, or enters the product from the
560	560	529manufacturing or processing of that product; and the addition of PFAS is known or reasonably
561	561	530ascertainable by the manufacturer. “Intentionally added” PFAS also includes any degradation by-
562	562	531products of PFAS or the use of PFAS or PFAS precursors as a processing agent, mold release
563	563	532agent, or the creation of PFAS via chemical reactions.
564	564	533 "Known or reasonably ascertainable”, all information in a person's possession or control,
565	565	534plus all information that a reasonable person similarly situated might be expected to possess,
566	566	535control, or know.
567	567	536 "Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or “PFAS”, a class of fluorinated organic
568	568	537chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
569	569	538 (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no person, local
570	570	539government or state agency shall use a Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally
571	571	540added PFAS in any amount for training or testing purposes.
572	572	541 (c) Any person, unit of local government, fire department, or state agency that discharges
573	573	542or releases Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS must notify the
574	574	543department of environmental protection’s emergency response line as soon as possible but no
575	575	544later than within 24 hours of the discharge or release. 27 of 30
576	576	545 (d) The department shall assist the department of public health’s Occupational Health
577	577	546Surveillance Program in collecting data on occupational exposure to PFAS, including, but not
578	578	547limited to, firefighters. The restrictions in subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to
579	579	548any manufacture, sale, or distribution of class B firefighting foam where the inclusion of PFAS
580	580	549chemicals are required by federal law, including but not - limited to the requirements of 14
581	581	550C.F.R. 139.317, as that section existed as of January 1, 2025. In the event that applicable federal
582	582	551regulations change after January 1, 2025, to allow the use of alternative firefighting agents that
583	583	552do not contain PFAS chemicals, the restrictions set forth in subsections (b) and (c) shall apply.
584	584	553 SECTION 10. Section 12 of chapter 61A of the General Laws is hereby amended by
585	585	554inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-
586	586	555 No conveyance tax under this section shall be assessed on land that is removed from
587	587	556agricultural or horticultural use due to regulatory action regarding the actual or suspected
588	588	557presence of PFAS in soil, water, or agricultural products derived from such land. For the
589	589	558purposes of this paragraph, “PFAS” shall mean a class of fluorinated organic compounds
590	590	559containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. The commissioner of agricultural
591	591	560resources, in consultation with the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of
592	592	561environmental protection, may promulgate regulations to enforce this paragraph.
593	593	562 SECTION 11. Section 13 of chapter 61A of the General Laws is hereby amended by
594	594	563adding the following subsection:-
595	595	564 (e) No roll-back tax imposed by this section shall be assessed on land that no longer
596	596	565meets the definition of land actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and
597	597	566horticultural use due to regulatory action regarding the actual or suspected presence of PFAS in 28 of 30
598	598	567soil, water, or agricultural products derived from such land. For the purposes of this subsection,
599	599	568“PFAS” shall mean a class of fluorinated organic compounds containing at least one fully
600	600	569fluorinated carbon atom. The commissioner of agricultural resources, in consultation with the
601	601	570commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of environmental protection, may promulgate
602	602	571regulations to enforce this subsection.
603	603	572 SECTION 12. The department of public health, in consultation with department of
604	604	573environmental protection and the department of agricultural resources, shall procure or otherwise
605	605	574employ an external research organization, which has the capacity to study per- and
606	606	575polyfluoroalkyl substances and the effect PFAS has on agricultural products produced and sold
607	607	576in the commonwealth; provided, that the research organization shall have: (1) extensive
608	608	577experience with a wide variety of agricultural products and environmental matrices, including, 2
609	609	578of 2 but not limited to, plants and animals; (2) a current QAPP (“Quality Assurance Project
610	610	579Plan”) through the United States Environmental Protection Agency; (3) current sampling and
611	611	580chain of custody protocols; (4) experience handling complex agricultural matrices; and (5) access
612	612	581to state of-the art mass spectrometers. The study shall include findings on the levels of PFAS
613	613	582found in: (1) in agricultural products sold in Massachusetts stores; (2) locally sourced
614	614	583agricultural products; and (3) agricultural inputs including, but not limited to, feed, water,
615	615	584fertilizer, and pesticides. The department shall make said report publicly available with the
616	616	585department’s findings on the department’s website. The commissioner shall file a progress report
617	617	586in writing of the findings, including food and agricultural sources of contamination, within 365
618	618	587days of the passage of this act; provided, that the report shall be filed with the house and senate
619	619	588committees on ways and means, the joint committee on environment and natural resources, the 29 of 30
620	620	589joint committee on public health, and the joint committee on agriculture on or before August 31,
621	621	5902025.
622	622	591 SECTION 13. Subsection (c) of said section 43B of said chapter 21 shall take effect two
623	623	592years after United States Environmental Protection Agency Method 1633 is available to the
624	624	593public.
625	625	594 SECTION 14. Section 3 shall take effect January 1, 2030.
626	626	595 SECTION 15. Section 5T of said chapter 111 shall take effect January 1, 2030.
627	627	596 SECTION 16. Subsection (b) of said section 5U of said chapter 111 shall take effect
628	628	597January 1, 2029.
629	629	598 SECTION 17. Subsection (c) of said section 5U of said chapter 111 shall take effect
630	630	599January 1, 2035.
631	631	600 SECTION 18. Paragraph (1) of said subsection (g) of said section 5U of said chapter 111
632	632	601shall take effect June 1, 2030.
633	633	602 SECTION 19. Subsection (h) of said section 5U of said chapter 111 shall take effect
634	634	603January 1, 2030.
635	635	604 SECTION 20. Subsection (i) of said section 5U of said chapter 111 shall take effect
636	636	605January 1, 2035.
637	637	606 SECTION 21. Section 245 of said chapter 111 shall take effect on the 180th day
638	638	607following enactment.
639	639	608 SECTION 22. Section 246 of said chapter 111 shall take effect January 1, 2028. 30 of 30
640	640	609 SECTION 23. Section 3 shall take effect on the 180th day following enactment.
641	641	610 SECTION 24. Section 7 shall take effect January 1, 2029.
642	642	611 SECTION 25. Section 12 shall take effect no later than 180 days after passage of this act.