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MA S 56

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An Act protecting our soil and farms from PFAS contamination

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

Description

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 56) of Joanne M. Comerford, Sal N. DiDomenico, Jason M. Lewis, Michael O. Moore and others for legislation to protect our soil and farms from PFAS contamination. Agriculture.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-31 — Accompanied a new draft, see S2802
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joanne M. Comerfordprimary
  • Sal N. DiDomenicocosponsor
  • Jason M. Lewiscosponsor
  • Michael O. Moorecosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Leigh Daviscosponsor
  • Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
  • Robyn K. Kennedycosponsor
  • Pavel M. Payanocosponsor
  • Adam Gómezcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Agriculture

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    House concurred.

  3. 2025-06-27

    Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

  4. 2025-08-28

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-1

  5. 2025-12-31

    Accompanied a new draft, see S2802

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S56

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