HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 767        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3065

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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 standards for protective headgear for operators or passengers on motorcycles.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/15/2013

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

1/31/2013

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

 

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

 

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

 

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

 

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

 

Shaunna O'Connell

3rd Bristol

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 767        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3065

By Ms. Gobi of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3065) of Anne M. Gobi and others relative to standards for protective headgear for operators or passengers on motorcycles.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1726 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to standards for protective headgear for operators or passengers on motorcycles.

 

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 7 of Chapter 90, as appearing in the 1910 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the entire sentence beginning with the word “Every” in line 141 and ending with the words “head gear” in line 147 and replacing it with the following sentence:

Every person operating a motorcycle or riding as a passenger on a motorcycle or in a sidecar attached to a motorcycle who is under the age of twenty-one years of age must wear protective headgear conforming with such minimum standards and construction as the Registrar may prescribe, and no person operating a motorcycle shall permit any other person under the age of twenty-one years of age to ride as a passenger on such motorcycle unless said passenger is wearing protective headgear.