HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2733        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 211

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan and Barry R. Finegold

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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 to establish licensing standards for drain cleaners.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/4/2019

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/16/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/28/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/29/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/29/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/29/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/29/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/29/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/29/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/29/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/30/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

1/31/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/31/2019

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/31/2019

Joseph F. Wagner

8th Hampden

1/31/2019

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/31/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/31/2019

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

1/31/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/31/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

2/1/2019

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/1/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/1/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2019

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2733        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 211

By Representative Chan of Quincy and Senator Finegold, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 211) of Tackey Chan and others for legislation to establish licensing standards for drain cleaners.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to establish licensing standards for drain cleaners.

 

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 1 of chapter 142 is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Certificate of a gas fitting corporation or certificate of a gas fitting partnership” the following 2 definitions:-

“Drain cleaner,” a person who himself does any work in drain cleaning as certified under section 3C.

“Drain cleaning,” the removing of stoppages or obstructions in a plumbing drainage system.

SECTION 2. Chapter 142 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 3B the following new section:-

Section 3C. No drain cleaner shall engage in the practice of drain cleaning without completing the necessary education requirements and is certified by the board.  A drain cleaner must demonstrate that he or she has completed at least 100 hours of drain cleaning work under the supervision of an existing drain cleaning business incorporated with the state prior to January 1, 2021 or a licensed plumber. Drain cleaners shall limit their drain cleaning work to pipes connected to fixtures inside a structure, which shall include, but not be limited to sinks, bathtubs, toilets, cleanouts with a removable plug or cap, and removable fixture traps.  Drain cleaners shall not install, destroy or cut any pipes. The fee for certification shall not be more than fifty dollars every two years to be paid at the time of certification renewal.