SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1665 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1812
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harriette L. Chandler
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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 motor vehicle license suspension.
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PETITION OF:
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Harriette L. Chandler | First Worcester |
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Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk |
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James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester |
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Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
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David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
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Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
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William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
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Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk |
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Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex |
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David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex |
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Thomas M. McGee | Third Essex |
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James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester |
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Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
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Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
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Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
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Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire |
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Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex |
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Jennifer L. Flanagan | Worcester and Middlesex |
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Evandro C. Carvalho | 5th Suffolk |
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Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex |
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Linda Dorcena Forry | First Suffolk |
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Byron Rushing | 9th Suffolk |
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Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester |
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Carmine L. Gentile | 13th Middlesex |
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Cynthia S. Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
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Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex |
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Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex |
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Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex |
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Jeffrey Sánchez | 15th Suffolk |
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Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester |
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Viriato M. deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |
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Leah Cole | 12th Essex |
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Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk |
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Carlos Gonzalez | 10th Hampden |
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Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden |
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Gloria L. Fox | 7th Suffolk |
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Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex |
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Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk |
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Kenneth J. Donnelly | Fourth Middlesex |
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Jose F. Tosado | 9th Hampden |
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Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 7/2/2015 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 7/17/2015 |
Daniel A. Wolf | Cape and Islands | 7/21/2015 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 7/21/2015 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 7/22/2015 |
Timothy R. Madden | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 7/22/2015 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 7/22/2015 |
Daniel J. Hunt | 13th Suffolk | 7/22/2015 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 7/24/2015 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1665 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1812
By Ms. Chandler, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1812) of Harriette L. Chandler, Elizabeth A. Malia, James B. Eldridge, Tom Sannicandro and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to motor vehicle license suspension. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1643 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 motor vehicle license suspension.
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 22 of said chapter 90, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (f).
SECTION 2. The registrar of motor vehicles shall purge all records pertaining to past motor vehicle license suspensions effected under subsection (f) of section 22 of chapter 90, as so appearing.
SECTION 3. Section 30 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding, after the second paragraph, the following paragraph:- Upon expiration of the term of suspension of driving privileges suspended under subsections (g), (h), or (i), of section 22 of chapter 90, the registrar shall shield from public access all records of the suspension and the underlying offense, including records of the expiration of the suspension, any hearings or appeals related to the suspension, and the reinstatement following the suspension.
SECTION 4. Within 60 days of passage of this act the Commonwealth shall submit to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation: (i) a written certification stating that the governor is opposed to the enactment or enforcement of a law that conforms with 23 U.S.C. § 159(a)(3)(A), relating to the revocation, suspension, issuance or reinstatement of drivers’ licenses to convicted drug offenders; and (ii) a written certification that the general court has adopted a resolution expressing its opposition to a law described in clause (i)