HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 865        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 946

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

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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 license plates for carsharing vehicles.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Thomas P. Kennedy

 

2/1/2011

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

2/3/2011

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 865        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 946

By Mr. Carl  M. Sciortino of Medford, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 00946) of Carl  M. Sciortino and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles be authorized to promulgate rules for the regulation of car-sharing organizations in the Commonwealth. Joint Committee on Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3325 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 license plates for carsharing vehicles.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 32E½ the following section:-

Section 32E ¾: (a) As used in this section, “carsharing organization” means a corporation or cooperative that owns a fleet of one or more cars, parked in common areas and retains a membership base that has exclusive access to the fleet on a timed basis. The registrar of motor vehicles shall promulgate regulations to further define “carsharing organization” as necessary.

(b) Vehicles in the fleet of a carsharing organization shall be permitted to bear residential license plates as issued by the registrar of motor vehicles under Section 2 of Chapter 90.