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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2959 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2523
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Rogers
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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 promoting radon testing.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/16/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/22/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2959 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2523
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2523) of
David M. Rogers and Patrick Joseph Kearney that the Department of Public Health be directed to
promulgate regulations requiring that certain child care programs undergo routine radon testing.
Public Health.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2260 OF 2023-2024.]
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 promoting radon testing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
2department of public health shall promulgate regulations to require that, subject to appropriation,
3all child care programs, as licensed or authorized by the department of early education and care,
4and public schools undergo routine radon testing. Testing schedules, documentation of testing,
5standards for acceptable radon levels and plans for mitigation of unacceptable levels of radon
6shall be determined, and made public, by the department of public health within 1 year of the
7enactment of this bill.