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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3692 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 136 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Daniel Cahill |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to accessibility at gas stations. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel Cahill10th Essex1/20/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3692 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 136 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 136) of Daniel |
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| 19 | 19 | | Cahill that the Office on Disability conduct a study of the accessibility to gas pumps and gas |
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| 20 | 20 | | stations. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to accessibility at gas stations. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Office |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2on Disability is hereby directed and authorized to conduct a comprehensive study to investigate |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3accessibility to gas pumps at gas stations. Said study shall include, but not be limited to, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act’s assistance at self-service gas station |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5guidelines. The Office on Disability shall provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6relevant testimony. The Office on Disability shall file a report of its study, including |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7recommendations and drafts of any legislation, if necessary, with the clerks of the Senate and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8House of Representatives within one year of the effective date of this act. |
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