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MA H2453

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steven Howitt

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Amends Chapter 21A, Section 13 of Massachusetts General Laws to prohibit the Department of Environmental Affairs from classifying barber shops and beauty salons together for on-site subsurface sewage disposal requirements

  • Barber shops operating exclusively under Section 87T of Chapter 112 would be exempt from beauty salon sewage flow design criteria until the department creates separate classifications

  • Qualifying barber shops must apply to the department for an individual determination of their system sewage design flow

  • Filed by Representative Steven S. Howitt (4th Bristol) on January 14, 2025; referred to Public Health committee

  • Similar legislation was previously filed as House No. 2199 in the 2023-2024 session

Legislative Description

Exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5234

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Health2/27/2025

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