HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 957        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3128

 

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

1/10/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/28/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/22/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/24/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/28/2019

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/31/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

1/29/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/29/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/22/2019

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/28/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/22/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/17/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/29/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/29/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/31/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/29/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

1/19/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/26/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/28/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 957        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3128

By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3128) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others for legislation to reduce registration fees on veteran plates.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3437 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 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 2016 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.