SENATE DOCKET, NO. 234        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 627

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 spinal cord injury trust fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

 

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

Michael J. Rodrigues

First Bristol and Plymouth

6/25/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 234        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 627

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 627) of Marc R. Pacheco, Patricia A. Haddad, Carolyn C. Dykema, Keiko M. Orrall and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to the spinal cord injury trust fund.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 556 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 spinal cord injury trust fund.

 

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. Paragraph (a) of section 59A of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the figure “$50” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$100”

SECTION 2. Paragraph (a) of section 59A of Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the figure “$25” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$50”

SECTION 3. Subsection (a) of section 59A of chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8, the words “5 or more moving violations or surchargeable offenses” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “3 surchargeable events within any 2 year period or as a result of receiving 7 surchargeable events ”.

SECTION 4.  The fifth paragraph of section 20 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fourth and fifth sentences and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:-   In addition to any reinstatement fee, there shall be a surcharge of $100, assessed against a person who seeks to have his license reinstated following a revocation or suspension under this paragraph. The first $50 of each surcharge shall be transferred by the registrar of motor vehicles to the state treasurer for deposit into the Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.