Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3154: An act relative to combined sewer overflows
Status: In committee, July 9, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 9, 2026:
SECTION 1. Section 43A of chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (a) by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- “Combined sewer system overflow”, a discharge or release from a combined sewer system directly or indirectly into water bodies and waterways of the commonwealth. SECTION 2. Said Section 43A of said chapter 21, as so appearing, is further amended in subsection (a) by inserting after the sixth sentence the following sentence:- “Untreated combined sewer system overflow”, a discharge or release as a result of a combined sewer system overflow that is not treated through at least the removal of solids and treatment to deactivate bacteria. SECTION 3. Said section 43A of said chapter 21, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following subsection:- (f½) (i) The department, in consultation with the department of public health, shall establish quality assurance project plan standards for the testing of water bodies and waterways for bacteria or other pollutants following a discharge from a permittee’s combined sewer system overflow outfall. (ii) Subject to appropriation, testing shall be conducted by the department or its designee, using the department’s quality assurance project plan, within a reasonable amount of time after a combined sewer system overflow notification as …
Sponsors
- Barry Finegold (D)
- Patricia Jehlen (D, Second Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- : New draft of S606 and S608
- : Reported from the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (June 26, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S3154?
- S3154 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An act relative to combined sewer overflows.
- What is the status of S3154?
- In committee as of July 9, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (July 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3154?
- Barry Finegold (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S3154?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3154
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