HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 632        FILED ON: 1/10/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2066

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christine P. Barber

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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 impose fines on transportation network drivers who discriminate against riders with disabilities who use service animals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/10/2025

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

10/7/2025

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

10/7/2025

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

10/15/2025

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

4/16/2025

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/11/2025

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/16/2025

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/5/2025

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

1/31/2025

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

3/4/2025

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

10/7/2025

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

6/4/2025

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

10/2/2025

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

10/23/2025

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

10/6/2025

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

6/4/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 632        FILED ON: 1/10/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2066

By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2066) of Christine P. Barber and others for legislation to impose fines on transportation network drivers who discriminate against riders with disabilities who use service animals.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act to impose fines on transportation network drivers who discriminate against riders with disabilities who use service animals.

 

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 7 of chapter 159A½ of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-

(e) A driver who violates section 2(g) shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 for a first offense, by a fine of not more than $750 for a second offense, and by a fine of not more than $1000 for a third offense. 

SECTION 2. Section 2(g) of chapter 159A½ of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “needs” in line 1, the following:-

, and shall impose fines in accordance with Section 7(e). 

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.