AN ACT EXTENDING CERTAIN COVID-19 MEASURES ADOPTED DURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to extend certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
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 30A of chapter 20 of the acts of 2021, as most recently amended by section 40 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2025” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2027.
SECTION 2. The first sentence of section 15 of chapter 22 of the acts of 2022 is hereby amended by striking out the words “held during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and subsequent variants,”.
SECTION 3. The first sentence of section 26 of said chapter 22 is hereby amended by striking out the words “during the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and subsequent variants, if the moderator in a town having a representative town meeting form of government determines that it is not possible to safely assemble the town meeting members and interested members of the public in a common location while complying with any applicable state or local orders, directives or guidance concerning public assemblies, the moderator” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- the moderator in a town having a representative town meeting form of government.
SECTION 4. Section 44B of said chapter 22, inserted by section 50 of chapter 2 of the acts of 2023, is hereby amended by striking out the words “March 31, 2025” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- June 30, 2027.
Approved, March 28, 2025.