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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 647 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3339
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carmine Lawrence Gentile
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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 prohibiting state and municipal contracts for the purchase and installation of artificial turf
fields.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/10/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/4/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/27/2025Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex3/6/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 647 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3339
By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3339) of
Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others relative to state and municipal contracts for the purchase
and installation of artificial turf fields. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
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 prohibiting state and municipal contracts for the purchase and installation of artificial turf
fields.
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. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 72.
4 As used in this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires
5otherwise, have the following meanings:
6 “Intentionally-added PFAS”, PFAS chemicals that are added to a product or that enter the
7product from the manufacturing or processing of the product; provided, however, that the
8manufacturer of the product knows, or is reasonably expected to know, or possesses or controls
9information of the addition of PFAS chemicals; and provided further, that “intentionally-added
10PFAS” shall include any degradation products containing PFAS chemicals or products for which 2 of 3
11PFAS chemicals or PFAS precursors are used as a processing agent or mold release agent or
12PFAS created by chemical reactions.
13 “Perfluoraolkyl and polyfluoraolkyl substances” or “PFAS chemicals”, a class of
14fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.
15 No state agency or state authority shall provide funding for the purchase, use or
16installation of artificial turf that contains zinc, plastic, or intentionally-added perfluoroalkyl and
17polyfluoroalkyl substances for any new or existing field. Any existing artificial turf field
18containing zinc, plastic, or intentionally-added PFAS chemicals shall be allowed to be used for
19its useful life but shall not be replaced with artificial turf containing zinc, plastic, or
20intentionally-added PFAS chemicals.
21 SECTION 2. Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
22adding the following section:-
23 Section 70.
24 “Intentionally-added PFAS”, PFAS chemicals that are added to a product or that enter the
25product from the manufacturing or processing of the product; provided, however, that the
26manufacturer of the product knows, or is reasonably expected to know, or possesses or controls
27information of the addition of PFAS chemicals; and provided further, that “intentionally-added
28PFAS” shall include any degradation products containing PFAS chemicals or products for which
29PFAS chemicals or PFAS precursors are used as a processing agent or mold release agent or
30PFAS created by chemical reactions.
31 “Local government”, a county, city, town or other municipal entity. 3 of 3
32 “Perfluoraolkyl and polyfluoraolkyl substances” or “PFAS chemicals”, a class of
33fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.
34 No local government shall provide funding for the purchase, use or installation of
35artificial turf that contains zinc, plastic, or intentionally-added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
36substances for any new or existing field. Any existing artificial turf field containing zinc, plastic,
37or intentionally-added PFAS chemicals shall be allowed to be used for its useful life but shall not
38be replaced with artificial turf containing zinc, plastic, or intentionally-added PFAS chemicals.