HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1630        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3728

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky

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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 clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1630        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3728

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3369 OF 2023-2024.]

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 clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.

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

Section 23 of Chapter 90 of the 2018 General Laws, as amended by section 67, is hereby amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the following:-

“pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the following:- 

“ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words  “right to operate or the issuance to him of a new license to operate,” the following:- 

“or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ;

and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:-

“or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship license,