HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1650 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2985
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Patricia D. Jehlen
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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 safe driving.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 1/15/2015 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 1/20/2015 |
Byron Rushing | 9th Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 12/11/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 12/11/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire | 12/11/2019 |
Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Daniel A. Wolf | Cape and Islands | 12/11/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 12/11/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 12/11/2019 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 12/11/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 12/11/2019 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Gloria L. Fox | 7th Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 12/11/2019 |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk | 12/11/2019 |
Carmine L. Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 12/11/2019 |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 12/11/2019 |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden | 12/11/2019 |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire | 12/11/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Daniel Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 12/11/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
William Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire | 12/11/2019 |
Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester | 12/11/2019 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 12/11/2019 |
Carlos Gonzalez | 10th Hampden | 12/11/2019 |
Jose F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 12/11/2019 |
Cynthia S. Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | 12/11/2019 |
Evandro C. Carvalho | 5th Suffolk | 12/11/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1650 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2985
By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Jehlen, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2985) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Patricia D. Jehlen and others relative to junior operator’s licenses. Transportation. |
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 safe driving.
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 8 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 11, after the word “require”, the following paragraph:-
Nothing in this section shall permit the registrar to deny a license to operate motor vehicles or learner’s permit application based on a failure by a Massachusetts resident ineligible for a social security number to provide a social security number or evidence of immigration status.
SECTION 2. Section 8B of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting in line 7, after the word “require”, the following paragraph:-
Nothing in this section shall permit the registrar to deny a license to operate motor vehicles or learner’s permit application based on a failure by a Massachusetts resident ineligible for a social security number to provide a social security number or evidence of immigration status.
SECTION 3. Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 8B the following section:-
Section 8B½. A license to operate motor vehicles or learner’s permit may, under the rules and regulations established by the registrar, be issued to a Massachusetts resident ineligible for a social security number.
(a) A holder of a license issued under this section shall be subject to any and all provisions of the General Laws and any and all implementing regulations to the same extent as any other person issued a driver’s license, unless otherwise provided in the General Laws or by administrative rule, including but not limited to the examination requirements in section 8 of this chapter as well as the mandatory insurance requirements and penalties set forth in sections 1A and 34J of this chapter.
(b) A license, learner’s permit or Massachusetts identification card shall not confer eligibility for any public benefit.
(c) The Registrar shall adopt rules for implementing this section, including designating acceptable evidence that an applicant is ineligible for a social security number.
(d) To the maximum extent allowed by applicable federal law, information collected about applicants for a license to operate motor vehicles, learner’s permit or Massachusetts identification card shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed to government entities or private parties unless such disclosure is:
(i) Authorized in writing by the individual to whom such information pertains, or if such individual is a minor or is otherwise not legally competent, by such individual’s parent or legal guardian; or
(ii) So ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.