1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 885 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3461 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Tackey Chan _________________ 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 increasing service quality penalty against electric and gas companies. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/13/2025 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 885 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3461 By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3461) of Tackey Chan for legislation to increase fines levied against utility companies for failing to meet service quality standards. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE HOUSE, NO. 3153 OF 2023-2024.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ An Act increasing service quality penalty against electric and gas companies. 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 1I of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “2.5” and inserting in 3place thereof the following figure:- “5”.