HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3965        FILED ON: 6/23/2015

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Leah Cole

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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 a feasibility study of a taxi license database.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Leah Cole

12th Essex

6/23/2015

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

6/29/2015

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

7/24/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

6/29/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

6/29/2015

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

7/24/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

6/29/2015

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

6/30/2015

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

6/29/2015

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

6/29/2015

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

6/29/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

6/29/2015

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

7/24/2019

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

6/30/2015

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

6/30/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

6/29/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

6/29/2015

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

7/24/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3965        FILED ON: 6/23/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3698

By Ms. Cole of Peabody, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Leah Cole and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the feasibility of a taxi driver license database.  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 a feasibility study of a taxi license database.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission which shall study the feasibility of a live time database which cross references license suspensions through the registry of motor vehicles and taxi driver licenses.  The commission shall consist of 11 members, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be the registrar of the registry of motor vehicles or a designee, 1 of whom shall be a chief of police appointed by the governor, 3 of whom shall be members of the senate with 2 being appointed by the senate president and 1 being appointed by the senate minority leader, 3 of whom shall be members of the house of representatives with 2 being appointed by the House Speaker and 1 being appointed by the house minority leader,  1 of whom shall be the attorney general or a designee, and 1 of whom shall be from the Boston Taxi Drivers Association. The commission shall make its report and recommendations together with legislation to implement those recommendations by filing the same with the clerks of the Senate and House not later than July 31, 2016.