H5406

REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of DAVID JOHN O’NEILL AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO PROTECT WATER AND NATURE (see House, No. 5005).

Introduced·5/7/26
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Committee recommends no action on initiative petition to protect water and nature.

The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions reviewed Initiative Petition 25-15, House 5406, which seeks to protect water and nature. The Committee held public hearings and considered expert testimony. It concluded that the petition raises questions about fiscal impacts, programmatic displacement, and administrative flexibility. The Committee noted that the petition would not compel additional funding but would operate within existing budgetary processes. The Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the petition.

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May 7

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