Amendment ID: H5103-4

Amendment 4

Implementing agreed language

Mr. Brownsberger moves to amend the bill by inserting before section 1 at the following sections:-

“SECTION A1. 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 A2. Said Section 11B of Chapter 85 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 76, after the word “clause.” The following sentence:- The provisions of this paragraph related to front and rear lighting shall be enforced by law enforcement agencies only when an operator of a bicycle has been stopped for some other offense, A violation of this paragraph related to rear lighting shall not be used as conclusive evidence of contributory negligence in any civil action.

In section 6, in the first proposed paragraph, by adding the following sentence:- “The registrar may provide alternative means of compliance with the convex mirror, cross-over mirror and lateral protective device requirements.;

In section 7, by striking out, in lines 57 and 58, the word “before” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word:- “after”;

By striking out section 10; and

By adding the following section:-

“SECTION 13A. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security shall within one year report the results of a study of the implementation of this bill focusing on racial, gender and geographic disparities if any.