HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 984        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3037

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jonathan Hecht

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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 protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/15/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/28/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/30/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/15/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 984        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3037

By Mr. Hecht of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3037) of Jonathan Hecht and others relative to fees and fines assessed on EZ-Pass account holders.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines.

 

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 13 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:-

(d) The department shall regularly review fees and fines assessed on EZ-Pass account holders. At least once a month the department shall identify accounts with more than $100 in outstanding fees and fines that have been assessed on unpaid tolls. The department shall attempt to make contact with these account holders using all possible means to let them know their account status and to explain actions they can take to address their account balances. These efforts shall include, but are not limited to, comparing address information on file with the national change of address registry, communicating with the account holder by email, and calling the account holder by cell and home phone.