SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1280        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brendan P. Crighton

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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 rolling stock.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1280        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1778 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 rolling stock.

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 64H of the general laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the definition of “Retail establishment”, the following definition:-

“Rolling stock”, trucks, tractors, and trailers, used by common carriers to transport goods in interstate commerce.

SECTION 2. Section 6 of chapter 64H, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (xx), the following new subsection:-

(yy) Sales of rolling stock.

SECTION 3. Section 1 of chapter 64I, as so appearing, is amended by inserting in line 5, after the words “retail establishment”, the following new words:- , “rolling stock”.

SECTION 4. Section 7 of chapter 64I, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (e), the following new subsection:-

(f) Storage, use, or other consumption of rolling stock.