HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2725        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 167

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to refrigeration technicians.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

1/16/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

8/19/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

8/19/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

8/19/2019

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

8/19/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

8/19/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

8/19/2019

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

8/19/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

8/19/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

8/19/2019

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

8/19/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

8/19/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

8/19/2019

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

8/19/2019

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

8/19/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

8/19/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

8/19/2019

Garrett J. Bradley

3rd Plymouth

8/19/2019

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

8/19/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2725        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 167

By Mr. Collins of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 167) of Nick Collins and others relative to the licensing of refrigeration technicians working on residential or light commercial refrigeration systems.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to refrigeration technicians.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 81 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following new definition:-

“Residential/Light Commercial Refrigeration”, the installation, repair, replacement, maintenance of any refrigerant containing part of any refrigerant system of less than ten ton capacity.

SECTION 2. Chapter 146 is further amended by inserting the following new section:-

Section 82 ½.   The bureau shall adopt regulations for the examining and licensing of refrigeration technicians working on residential or light commercial refrigeration systems of less than ten tons. Provider, however, that licensing fees collected for this license shall be placed in a retained revenue account to hire qualified inspectors to enforce the  provisions of this section.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.