HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 706 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1865
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul W. Mark
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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 providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 1/17/2017 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/17/2017 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/17/2017 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/17/2017 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/17/2017 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/17/2017 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/31/2017 |
Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire | 1/17/2017 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 1/17/2017 |
Gailanne M. Cariddi | 1st Berkshire | 1/17/2017 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/17/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/17/2017 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/17/2017 |
Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol | 1/17/2017 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/17/2017 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 1/17/2017 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/17/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 706 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1865
By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1865) of Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to authorize the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to issue distinctive registration plates for firefighters. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3040 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters.
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 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to owners of private passenger motor vehicles who are members in good standing of a fire department within the Commonwealth of the Massachusetts or to the surviving spouse of a firefighter killed in the line of duty, a distinctive registration plate which shall display on their face a design indicating their status as firefighters. No such plate shall be issued or renewed until proper certification has been made to the registrar by the chief of the fire department in which the applicant serves. There shall be a $10 fee for the plate in addition to the established registration fee for passenger motor vehicles which shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Firefighters Academy Trust Fund established under section 165A of chapter 6.