HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 358        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 751

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Natalie M. Blais and Susannah M. Whipps

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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 waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/11/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/20/2023

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/25/2023

Aaron L. Saunders

7th Hampden

1/26/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/1/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/3/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/16/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 358        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 751

By Representatives Blais of Deerfield and Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 751) of Natalie M. Blais, Susannah M. Whipps and others relative to authorizing the waiving of sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use wheelchairs as their primary source of mobility.  Environment and Natural Resources.

 

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 waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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

Section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “paraplegic”, in lines 42 and 43, in each instance, the following words:- or person who uses a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility.