HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3766        FILED ON: 4/7/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No.         

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

James J. Lyons, Jr. and Shaunna L. O'Connell

_________________

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 deregulating windshield wiper and headlight use.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

4/7/2015

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

4/8/2015

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

4/13/2015

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

4/8/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

4/8/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3766        FILED ON: 4/7/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No.         

relative to windshield wiper and headlight use

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

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

_______________

 

An Act deregulating windshield wiper and headlight use.

 

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

The first sentence of section 15 of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as appearing in chapter 481 of the Acts of 2014, is hereby amended by striking out the words “, that such headlights and taillights shall be turned on by the vehicle operator at all other times when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, visibility is reduced such that persons or vehicles on the roadway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 500 feet or when the vehicle’s windshield wipers are needed; provided further”.