HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1255        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 313

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Biele

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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:

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/3/2021

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/22/2021

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/22/2021

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/19/2021

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/19/2021

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

2/23/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/22/2021

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/19/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/24/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

2/19/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/19/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

2/23/2021

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

2/23/2021

Brandy Fluker Oakley

12th Suffolk

2/26/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/26/2021

Orlando Ramos

9th Hampden

2/26/2021

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

3/5/2021

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

3/5/2021

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/11/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

9/29/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1255        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 313

By Mr. Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 313) of David Biele and others relative to refrigeration technicians.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4306 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Registered”, 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. Said Chapter 146 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 82, the following new section:-

Section 82A.   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. Licensing fees collected 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.