HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 255 FILED ON: 1/13/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 109
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter J. Koutoujian, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the sale of mattresses.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Peter J. Koutoujian | 10th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 255 FILED ON: 1/13/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 109
By Mr. Koutoujian of Waltham (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 109) of Peter J. Koutoujian for legislation to prohibit the distribution or sale of mattresses without an encasement certified to withstand bugs or insects. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the sale of mattresses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 273 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after line 41 the following line:
No manufacturer, dealer or distributor shall sell a new mattress without a mattress encasement, certified to withstand any bugs or insects.
