HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4062 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3332
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard M. Haggerty and Michael S. Day
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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 exempting veterans from the standard registration fee for veterans license plates.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Richard M. Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | 1/20/2023 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 1/20/2023 |
Steven George Xiarhos | 5th Barnstable | 6/6/2023 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 7/11/2023 |
Aaron L. Saunders | 7th Hampden | 7/13/2023 |
Jennifer Balinsky Armini | 8th Essex | 8/8/2023 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 8/8/2023 |
Shirley B. Arriaga | 8th Hampden | 1/9/2024 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4062 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3332
By Representatives Haggerty of Woburn and Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3332) of Richard M. Haggerty and Michael S. Day relative to exempting veterans from the standard registration fee for veterans license plates. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3483 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act exempting veterans from the standard registration fee for veterans license 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. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the Generals Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after line 551, the following new paragraph:-
The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to owners of private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles who are veterans, as defined in clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4 and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the registrar, distinctive registration plates bearing on the left side the word "VETERAN''. The registrar shall waive the initial registration fee of $60 and for each subsequent renewal.