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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

S 2277: An Act relative to municipal light plants

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 2277 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to municipal light plants. Primary sponsor: Paul Feeney (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 4, 2025): Accompanied a study order, see S2774.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2277) of Paul R. Feeney, Hannah Kane, Adam Gomez, John C. Velis and other members of the General Court for legislation to allow municipal light plants to provide services to any municipal or state utility, tribal utility or any other publicly-owned or operated utility, whether located inside or outside of the Commonwealth. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul FeeneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateBristol and Norfolk
Kelly DoonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateThird Bristol and Plymouth
Peter DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampshire
Adam GómezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden
Hannah KaneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11th Worcester
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
John VelisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden and Hampshire

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a study order, see S2774
  2. Hearing scheduled for 06/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  3. House concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source