Amendment #59 to H4661

Streamlining license plate access for handicapped veterans

Ms. Scarsdale of Pepperell moves to amend the bill inserting after section 11 the following section:

“SECTION 11A. Section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 101 to 103, the words “medical advisory board established under section 8C of chapter 90 to be permanently disabled”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- United States Veterans Administration to: (i) have a combined service-connected disability rating of 100 per cent; or (ii) be individually unemployable due to their service-connected disability.”

And by striking out section 16 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

“SECTION 16. Section 6 of chapter 64H of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (u) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(u)  Sale of a motor vehicle purchased by and for the use of a person who has suffered loss of, or permanent loss of use of, both legs or both arms or 1 leg and 1 arm or by and for the use of a veteran who has been determined by the United States Veterans Administration to: (i) have a combined service-connected disability rating of 100 per cent; or (ii) be individually unemployable due to their service-connected disability; provided, that this exemption shall apply to 1 motor vehicle only owned and registered for the personal, noncommercial use of such person. A person issued a purple heart recipient plate shall not have to forfeit their purple heart recipient plate for a disabled veteran number plate to receive the exemption from the tax in this paragraph.”

And by inserting after section 24 the following section:

“SECTION 24A. Section 33 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (29) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(29) No fee shall be exacted for the registration of any vehicle owned by a veteran who has been determined by the United States Veterans Administration to: (i) have a combined service-connected disability rating of 100 per cent; or (ii) be individually unemployable due to their service-connected disability   , and no fee shall be exacted for the issuance to such disabled veteran of a license to operate such vehicle.”.