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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1255 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 613 |
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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 | | Edward J. Kennedy |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress |
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| 14 | 14 | | recycling. |
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| 15 | 15 | | _______________ |
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| 16 | 16 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 17 | 17 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Edward J. KennedyFirst Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1255 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 613 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 613) of Edward J. Kennedy |
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| 21 | 21 | | that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including |
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| 22 | 22 | | members of the General Court) relative to mattress recycling. Environment and Natural |
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| 23 | 23 | | Resources. |
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| 24 | 24 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 25 | 25 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 512 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 26 | 26 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 30 | 30 | | _______________ |
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| 31 | 31 | | Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress |
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| 32 | 32 | | recycling. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 Resolved, that a special commission is hereby established for the purpose to study the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2financial and environmental impacts of disposal and end-of-life management of mattresses, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3including bed foundations and box springs, on municipalities of the commonwealth. The |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4commission shall examine existing mattress management options, such as recycling and material |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5disposal, and make recommendations on policies and programs to increase mattress reuse and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6recycling, and to mitigate the financial and environmental costs of managing said materials. The |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7commission shall review all aspects of mattress disposal and end-of-life management including, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8but not limited to, the: (i) availability of local management options, (ii) costs and benefits of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9existing options to taxpayers and municipalities, (iii) programs and policies in other states that |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10promote proper diversion of mattresses to reduce costs, (iv) opportunities to increase additional 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11community impacts through preferred partnerships with local nonprofit social enterprises and |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12organizations that recycle mattresses, and (v) programs and policies utilized in other states. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 The commission shall consist of the commissioner of the department of environmental |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14protection or his designee, who shall serve as commission chair; 2 members of the senate, 1 of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16minority leader of the senate; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18minority leader of the house of representatives; 2 persons to be appointed by the governor, 1 of |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19whom shall have experience in integrated materials management and waste management and 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20of whom shall be a representative from a Massachusetts-based mattress recycling social |
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| 53 | 53 | | 21enterprise program; a representative of MassRecycle, Inc.; and a representative of the |
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| 54 | 54 | | 22International Sleep Products Association. The commission shall convene its first meeting not |
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| 55 | 55 | | 23later than June 1, 2025, and shall file a report along with any recommendations for legislation not |
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| 56 | 56 | | 24later than November 30, 2025, with the clerks of the senate and house, the chairs of the senate |
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| 57 | 57 | | 25and house committees on ways and means, and the chairs of the joint committee on environment |
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| 58 | 58 | | 26and natural resources. |
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