HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2983 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2322 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Jonathan Hecht _______________ 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 to ensure adequate handicapped parking. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | William N. Brownsberger |
[District]
| Thomas P. Kennedy |
[District]
| Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2983 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2322 By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2322) of Andrews and others relative to handicapped parking spaces regulated by cities and towns Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to ensure adequate handicapped parking.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 22A of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence of the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Parking spaces designated as restricted under this paragraph shall be no less than five percent of the parking spaces regulated by a city or town on ways within its control and shall be identified by the use of above-grade signs with white lettering against a blue background and shall bear the words “Handicapped Parking: Special Plate Required. |
