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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 552 FILED ON: 1/10/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3486 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/10/2025Patricia A. Duffy5th Hampden2/18/2025Peter J. DurantWorcester and Hampshire2/19/2025Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/21/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/16/2025Joan Meschino3rd Plymouth2/19/2025Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/14/2025Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex3/6/2025Adam J. Scanlon14th Bristol2/27/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 552 FILED ON: 1/10/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3486 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3486) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 133 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in the third paragraph at line 12 after the words |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3“plant.” The following sentence: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 “Any municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid may sell, rent, or lease |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5equipment, fixtures, and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6aid” |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 And said section is further amended by adding after the fifth paragraph the following |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8sentence: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 “Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid, shall be |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10covered by the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, as may |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11be amended from time to time, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12performing such duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13authorized by the employer.” |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 And said section is further amended by adding in the sixth paragraph at line 27 after the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15words “utility”, the following words: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16 “or its employees” |
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