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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 582 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3394
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven Owens
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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 to protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/10/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex2/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 582 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3394
By Representative Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3394) of
Steven Owens, Vanna Howard and Steven Ultrino relative to fees and fines assessed on EZ-Pass
account holders. Transportation.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 13 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:-
3 (d) The department shall regularly review fees and fines assessed on EZ-Pass account
4holders. At least once a month the department shall identify accounts with more than $100 in
5outstanding fees and fines that have been assessed on unpaid tolls. The department shall attempt
6to make contact with these account holders using all possible means to let them know their
7account status and to explain actions they can take to address their account balances. These
8efforts shall include, but are not limited to, comparing address information on file with the
9national change of address registry, communicating with the account holder by email, and calling
10the account holder by cell and home phone.