H 2453 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act exempting barber shops from certain system sewage flow design criteria

HD 1185 exempts barber shops operating exclusively under Section 87T of Chapter 112 from sewage flow design criteria currently applied to beauty salons. It requires the department to treat barber shops as separate from beauty salons for sewage system design purposes. Barber shops must apply to the department for a unique sewage system design determination. The exemption remains in effect until the department formally classifies barber shops and beauty salons as distinct commercial uses.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Mar 16, 2026
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5
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Committee
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Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Health
lower
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Steven Howitt
RRepublican
MA
4th Bristol