An Act authorizing the city of Taunton to establish a separate billing rate for water supplied to manufactured housing communities
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 5/14/2026 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2026 |
| 5/7/2026 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 5/7/2026 | House | Enacted |
| 5/4/2026 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/9/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 2/9/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2/9/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 2/5/2026 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 2/2/2026 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 2/2/2026 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 1/29/2026 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 12/4/2025 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 11/4/2025 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual — Hearing location changed |
| 11/3/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 10/20/2025 | House | House concurred |
| 10/16/2025 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J37 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the city of Taunton may establish a uniform, separate billing rate for municipal water service supplied within Taunton to manufactured housing communities, as defined in section 32F of chapter 140 of the General Laws. The separate billing rate shall: (i) not charge for water service on a descending unit rate basis; (ii) only apply to such communities or portions thereof that receive a single invoice for all usage therein based on a master water meter; and (iii) not apply to manufactured homes that are individually metered by the city.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the city of Taunton may establish a uniform, separate billing rate for municipal water service supplied within Taunton to manufactured housing communities, as defined in section 32F of chapter 140 of the General Laws. The separate billing rate shall: (i) not charge for water service on a descending unit rate basis; (ii) only apply to such communities or portions thereof that receive a single invoice for all usage therein based on a master water meter; and (iii) not apply to manufactured homes that are individually metered by the city. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.