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MA H2539
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Todd Smola
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AI Summary
- Requires sellers of residential properties with well water to provide prospective purchasers with notification about the hazards of 1,4-Dioxane contamination before signing a purchase and sale agreement
- Mandates the commissioner to prepare a standard notification form and brochure about 1,4-Dioxane presence in well water by July 1, 2020
- Grants prospective purchasers a minimum 10-day testing period to analyze well water for 1,4-Dioxane if they choose to do so
- Real estate agents must verbally inform buyers of possible dangerous 1,4-Dioxane levels and obtain written certification that the buyer has been notified
- Owners who fail to comply face liability for all damages plus a penalty up to $1,000, and commercial violations constitute unfair and deceptive trade practices under Chapter 93A
Legislative Description
Relative to well water disclosures
Last Action
Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:35 PM in B-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
9/10/2025
Committee Referrals
Public Health2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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