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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 552 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3486
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kimberly N. Ferguson
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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 relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.
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PETITION OF:
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 552 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3486
By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3486) of
Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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 relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.
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 133 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in the third paragraph at line 12 after the words
3“plant.” The following sentence:
4 “Any municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid may sell, rent, or lease
5equipment, fixtures, and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual
6aid”
7 And said section is further amended by adding after the fifth paragraph the following
8sentence:
9 “Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid, shall be
10covered by the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, as may
11be amended from time to time, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if 2 of 2
12performing such duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments
13authorized by the employer.”
14 And said section is further amended by adding in the sixth paragraph at line 27 after the
15words “utility”, the following words:
16 “or its employees”