HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2440        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3060

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Louis L. Kafka

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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 implementing the Massachusetts yellow dot program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/10/2019

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/28/2019

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

1/31/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/29/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2440        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3060

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3060) of Louis L. Kafka and others that the Secretary of Transportation promulgate rules and regulations to implement and promote a yellow dot program designed to alert first responders to certain motor vehicle accidents.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1856 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 relative to implementing the Massachusetts yellow dot program.

 

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. Chapter 6C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 77. The secretary of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement and promote a program designed to alert first responders to an automobile accident that a person in the vehicle involved in the accident has pertinent medical information within the vehicle, known as the “Yellow Dot” program.