SENATE DOCKET, NO. 758        FILED ON: 1/14/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cynthia Stone Creem

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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 the purchase of zero-emission vehicles in green communities.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 758        FILED ON: 1/14/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2098 OF 2023-2024.]

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 relative to the purchase of zero-emission vehicles in green communities.

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

Section 10 of Chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended, in subsection (c), by striking out the words “(5) purchase only fuel-efficient vehicles for municipal use whenever such vehicles are commercially available and practicable” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“(5) purchase only zero-emission vehicles, as defined in section 16 of said chapter 25A, for municipal use whenever such vehicles are commercially available and practicable; provided, that when such zero-emission vehicles are not commercially available or not practicable, a municipality or other local governmental body shall purchase only fuel-efficient vehicles for municipal use whenever such vehicles are commercially available and practicable”.