Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1045: An Act relative to liability for release of hazardous materials
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 5C of said chapter 21E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (l) A department audit of response actions at the site or portion of the site owned or operated by an eligible person, as delineated in a waste site cleanup activity opinion, for which a permanent solution or remedy operations status exists and is maintained or has been achieved and maintained in accordance with such opinion, which (i) identifies no violations of this chapter and regulations promulgated thereto, or (ii) if such violations are identified, such violations are promptly corrected, shall be deemed conclusive evidence that the eligible person has no liability, and the department may take no action as to such eligible person, for any releases at any property not previously identified as part of the site or any other disposal site. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department shall not promulgate regulations relative to this subsection. SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be liable for any substantial release migration at any property not previously identified as part of a disposal site or any other disposal site if the department of environmental protection: (i) has, at any time before the effective date of this act, performed an audit …
Sponsors
- Margaret Scarsdale (D) · primary sponsor
- Kennedy, Edward J. (D, First Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5307
- : Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is H1045?
- H1045 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to liability for release of hazardous materials.
- What is the status of H1045?
- Failed as of March 30, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5307 (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1045?
- Margaret Scarsdale (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1045?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1045
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