HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1965        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2973

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

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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 the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/15/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/20/2015

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

12/11/2019

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

12/11/2019

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

12/11/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

12/11/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

12/11/2019

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

12/11/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

12/11/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

12/11/2019

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

12/11/2019

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

12/11/2019

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

12/11/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

12/11/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

12/11/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

12/11/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

12/11/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1965        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2973

By Mr. D’Emilia of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2973) of Angelo L. D’Emilia and others for legislation to clarify the definition, testing regulations and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3039 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.

 

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

Section 16 of chapter 90, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition and amended September 1, 2007, is hereby amended following the sentence ending with:

(2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust.

by appending the new sentence/clause:

In determining if a motorcycle is in compliance, the definitions, testing regulations, and maximum sound levels as defined in Chapter 90, Sections 7T, 7S, and 7U, will be applied.