H 2325 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to ice cream truck vending

This bill amends Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 270, Section 25, regarding ice cream truck vending permits. It allows individuals under 21 to operate ice cream trucks without a permit if supervised by a permit-holder, and requires all municipalities to accept permits issued by other towns without requiring new applications. The key change is creating a permit portability rule to simplify operations across town lines, while adding a minor exception for supervised youth vendors. This directly affects ice cream truck operators (particularly young workers under supervision) and local permitting authorities.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Aug 14, 2025
Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Aug 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Orlando Ramos
DDemocratic
MA
9th Hampden