An Act addressing the contradictory terms of 225 CMR 24.03
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/6/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5323↗ |
| 12/4/2025 | House | Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 |
| 10/17/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 7/10/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 7/7/2025 | House | Discharged to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/31/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Discharge to Another Committee | — |
| J37 | Accompanied | — |
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 225 CMR 24.03, as in effect as of the passage of this act, no municipality that withdrew its local approval, as defined in subsection (a) of section 84 of chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, for participation in the demonstration project established pursuant to said section 84 shall be considered a prioritized community for the purposes of demonstration project participation. Notwithstanding subsection (c) of said section 84, the department of energy resources shall admit to the demonstration project any municipality, upon the municipality’s request by its chief executive officer, that received local approval and submitted a home rule petition to the general court on the subject matter of said section 84 prior to the initial promulgation of regulations by the department of energy resources pursuant to subsection (f) of said section 84.
Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 225 CMR 24.03, as in effect as of the passage of this act, no municipality that withdrew its local approval, as defined in subsection (a) of section 84 of chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, for participation in the demonstration project established pursuant to said section 84 shall be considered a prioritized community for the purposes of demonstration project participation. Notwithstanding subsection (c) of said section 84, the department of energy resources shall admit to the demonstration project any municipality, upon the municipality’s request by its chief executive officer, that received local approval and submitted a home rule petition to the general court on the subject matter of said section 84 prior to the initial promulgation of regulations by the department of energy resources pursuant to subsection (f) of said section 84.