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MA H 2273

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An Act authorizing the town of Sudbury to establish a fee for checkout bags

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2273) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile (by vote of the town) that the town of Sudbury be authorized to establish a fee for retail establishment checkout bags in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-07-23 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Carmine Lawrence Gentileprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-05-05

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-07-10

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  5. 2025-07-23

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  6. 2025-07-23

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-07-23

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2273

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