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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patrick Joseph Kearney

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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 bicycle safety.

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PETITION OF:

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3357 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 relative to bicycle safety.

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 11B of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020  Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 71 and 72, the words “either a lamp emitting a red light, or” and inserting in place thereof the following words: “a lamp emitting a red light and.” 

SECTION 2: Section 11B of chapter 85 of the General Laws is also hereby amended by inserting a new subsection between subsection (9) and subsection (10), which will read: “No retailer, distributor, wholesaler, or manufacturer in this state shall sell or offer for sale any bicycle unless such bicycle is equipped with lamps and reflectors as required by Subsection (8) and (9) of this Section.”  

SECTION 3: Subsection (11) of section 11B of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as  appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 110 the following words:  “twenty dollars” and inserting the following words: “fifty dollars.”