Massachusetts 190th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Passed House 3 D cosponsors

H 2944 — An Act to (1) establish a solid waste management council, (2) to require the Department to increase certain types of data collection; (3) to impose a surcharge on waste disposal; (4) to require municipalities to institute pay as you throw programs if they are generating too much waste for disposal per capita; (5) to require that all waste be disposed of in clear plastic bags; (6) to increase recycling to include mattresses, textiles and additional commercial organic material; and (7) to require secondary markets to report contamination

Last action — Referred to the committee on House Rules

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 190th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

By Representatives Vincent of Revere and DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2944) of RoseLee Vincent, Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a solid waste council and to institute programs to reduce solid waste. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the committee on House Rules

  2. Read second

  3. Rules suspended

  4. Committee recommended ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10)

  5. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  6. Accompanied by S439

  7. Hearing scheduled for 10/24/2017 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  8. Senate concurred

  9. Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 199 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (199)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 2944 do?
By Representatives Vincent of Revere and DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2944) of RoseLee Vincent, Michelle M. DuBois and others for legislation to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to establish a solid waste council and to institute programs to reduce solid waste. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Who sponsors H 2944?
H 2944 is sponsored by RoseLee Vincent, Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Denise Provost, and Thomas P. Walsh (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 2944?
This bill died with 190th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track H 2944?
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