SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2021        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2420

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 reducing truck trips and emissions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

 

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

3/7/2025

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

3/18/2025

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

3/27/2025

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

4/14/2025


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2021        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2420

By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2420) of Paul W. Mark and James C. Arena-DeRosa for legislation to reduce emissions from the journey a truck takes to deliver or pick up goods.  Transportation.

 

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 reducing truck trips and emissions.

 

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 1 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following in alphabetical order to the list of definitions:

“Truck-trailer unit”, a motor unit composed of a motor vehicle designed to carry a load and having a minimum of three axles, such as a dump truck, log truck, or other truck, paired with a trailer having a minimum of two axles.

SECTION 2. Section 30A of Chapter 85 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by replacing “motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or semi-trailer unit” with “motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, semi-trailer unit, or truck-trailer unit” in each instance of this section.