HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3128        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3437

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul A. Schmid, III

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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 to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/20/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/24/2017

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/25/2017

Kate D. Campanale

17th Worcester

2/3/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/2/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/26/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/24/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/23/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/24/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/3/2017

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/2/2017

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/30/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/25/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/3/2017

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/2/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/26/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/25/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/24/2017

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/23/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/24/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/21/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3128        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3437

By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3437) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others for legislation to reduce registration fees on veteran plates.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates.

 

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. The fifteenth paragraph of section 2 of said chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines, 418 through 421, inclusive, the sentence “There shall be an annual $20 fee for such "VETERAN'' plates in addition to the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles.” and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

“The fee for such “VETERAN” plates shall be the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles.”

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other general or special law, or regulation to the contrary, the fee for the issuance or renewal of distinctive motor vehicle registration plates bearing the word “VETERAN” under the fifteenth paragraph of section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of this act, shall not be increased by any additional registration or special fees.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect 270 days after its passage.