HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3241        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3069

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cory Atkins

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to cell phone use in motor vehicles.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/21/2011

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

2/4/2011

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/21/2011

Cleon H. Turner

1st Barnstable

2/2/2011

William N. Brownsberger

 

1/29/2011

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/24/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/26/2011

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/2/2011

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/3/2011

Mark C. Montigny

 

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3241        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3069

By Ms. Atkins of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3069) of Cory Atkins and others for legislation to prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones by persons operating motor vehicles.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3152 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to cell phone use in motor vehicles.

 

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 16 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—

No person shall operate a motor vehicle while using a cell phone, unless the cell phone is hands free, so called.