SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1275        FILED ON: 2/13/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2301

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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 an arts license plate.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1275        FILED ON: 2/13/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2301

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2065 OF 2019-2020.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to an arts license plate.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 2E of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-

(e) The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to the owners of private passenger motor vehicles distinctive registration plates which shall display on the face a design indicating support for the arts. Such a design shall be selected through a contest to be judged by the Massachusetts Cultural Council or their designees. There shall be a fee of not less than $50 dollars for such plates in addition to the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles, which shall be payable at the time of registration of the vehicle and at each renewal thereof. The portion of the total fee remaining after the deduction of costs directly attributable to the issuance of such plates shall be transferred within ninety days of receipt thereof to the Massachusetts Cultural Council.