SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1565        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1229

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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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 further regulating tanning facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Cynthia S. Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

 

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

3/26/2015

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

5/13/2015

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

6/24/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

7/31/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1565        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1229

By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1229) of James E. Timilty, Marjorie C. Decker, Denise Provost, David M. Rogers and other members of the General Court for legislation to regulate tanning facilities.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1105 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 further regulating tanning facilities.

 

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 207 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is amended by inserting after the definition for “Board”, in line 8, the following definition: -

“Operator”, a person employed and trained by the licensee to control the operation of a tanning device in compliance with this section and sections 208 to 213, inclusive, and to assist and instruct the public in the correct operation of the tanning facility and its equipment.

SECTION 2. Section 210 of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the beginning thereof:-

No tanning facility shall employ a person under 18 years of age as an operator or permit an employee under 18 years of age to operate a tanning device.

SECTION 3. Said chapter 111 is hereby further amended by striking out section 211, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 211. No person under 18 years of age shall use a tanning device.