Massachusetts H 3486: An Act relative to early voting in local elections

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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. Ferguson 1st Worcester 1/10/2025
Hannah Kane 11th Worcester 1/16/2025
Kelly W. Pease 4th Hampden 1/14/2025
Patricia A. Duffy 5th Hampden 2/18/2025
Peter J. Durant Worcester and Hampshire 2/19/2025
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 6/12/2025
Paul R. Feeney Bristol and Norfolk 4/28/2025
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. 20th Middlesex 1/21/2025
Joan Meschino 3rd Plymouth 2/19/2025
Adrianne Pusateri Ramos 14th Essex 3/6/2025
Adam J. Scanlon 14th Bristol 2/27/2025
Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex 4/2/2025
Jonathan D. Zlotnik 2nd Worcester 3/14/2025

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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
2 Official 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
5 equipment, fixtures, and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual
6 aid”
7 And said section is further amended by adding after the fifth paragraph the following
8 sentence:
9 “Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid, shall be
10 covered by the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, as may
11 be amended from time to time, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if

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12 performing such duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments
13 authorized by the employer.”
14 And said section is further amended by adding in the sixth paragraph at line 27 after the
15 words “utility”, the following words:
16 “or its employees”