SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2705
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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SENATE, November 19, 2025.
The committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 188) of Michael J. Barrett and Pavel M. Payano for legislation to allow the board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters to vary regulations to advance reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2705).
For the committee,
Pavel M. Payano
FILED ON: 11/6/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2705
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act allowing the board of state examiners of plumbers and gas fitters to vary regulations to advance reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
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 13 of chapter 142 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “thereof”, in line 9, the following words:- ; and provided further, that, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, grounds for such variances by examiners may include the advancement of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to advance the health of building occupants and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits established in chapter 21N.
SECTION 2. Said section 13 of said chapter 142, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “thereof”, in line 24, the following words:- ; provided, however, that notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, grounds for making, altering, amending and repealing such rules and regulations may include the advancement of the health of building occupants and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits established pursuant to chapter 21N.
SECTION 3. Said section 13 of said chapter 142, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, grounds for making, altering, amending or repealing a rule or regulation under this section or granting a variance to such a rule or regulation may include, but shall not be limited to, the advancement of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to advance the health of building occupants and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits established in chapter 21N.