Massachusetts · Bill 3549 · 194th General Court

An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Ramos of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3549) of Orlando Ramos for legislation to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy · Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
  4. HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025
  5. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see H4744 · Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 17 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.