Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-34

OTH 34

Waiving State Fees for Active Massachusetts National Guard Members

Messrs. Lesser, Brady and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section __, the following new section:-

"SECTION __. Paragraph (2) of section 33 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence: - The registrar shall grant 1 exemption every two years for the fee collected pursuant to this paragraph to any active member of the Massachusetts National Guard; provided, however, the exemption shall not be granted if any other person residing within the member’s household previously received the exemption.

SECTION __. Section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 37, the word “seventy” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 70 or any active member of the Massachusetts National Guard.

SECTION __. Section 2D of chapter 132A of the General Laws , as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 18, the words “two of chapter ninety” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 2 of chapter 90 or an active member of the Massachusetts National Guard."