SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2372        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2057

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 prohibiting state and municipal contracts for the purchase and installation of artificial turf fields.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/23/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

3/23/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

9/27/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2372        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2057

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2057) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to prohibit state and municipal contracts for the purchase and installation of artificial turf fields.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act prohibiting state and municipal contracts for the purchase and installation of artificial turf fields.

 

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

No municipality, including, but not limited to, any school district, state department, or state agency, shall enter a contract for the purchase, use, or installation of artificial turf for a new or existing field. Artificial turf fields that have been already installed may remain in use, but shall not be replaced with artificial turf.