Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4737 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4737
3	3	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
4	4	________________________________________
5	5	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 9, 2024.
6	6	The committee on Transportation, to whom were referred the petition
7	7	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3255) of James Arciero relative to the
8	8	certification of inspection for new motor vehicles; the petition
9	9	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3281) of Daniel R. Carey relative to
10	10	dangerous high-speed pursuits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
11	11	No. 3290) of Edward F. Coppinger and others relative to the
12	12	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Board of Directors; the
13	13	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3295) of Josh S. Cutler and
14	14	Vanna Howard relative to motor vehicle safety glass standards established
15	15	by the registrar of motor vehicles; the petition (accompanied by bill,
16	16	House, No. 3312) of Carole A. Fiola and others relative to distinctive
17	17	registration plates for the spouses of veterans; the petition (accompanied
18	18	by bill, House, No. 3322) of Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario
19	19	Turco relative to expanding certain discount tolls for private passenger
20	20	vehicles owned by residents of the cities of Revere and Chelsea, the town
21	21	of Winthrop and Essex County; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
22	22	No. 3327) of Carlos González, Bud L. Williams and Brian M. Ashe for
23	23	legislation to authorize sheriffs and members of sheriffs departments to
24	24	issue traffic citations; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3349)
25	25	of Steven S. Howitt and Joseph D. McKenna relative to roadways and
26	26	road markings; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3351) of
27	27	Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to establishing a transit fair
28	28	voucher program; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3354) of
29	29	Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to motor vehicle license
30	30	transparency; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3380) of
31	31	Joseph D. McKenna relative to the annual fee for veterans' license plates;
32	32	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3389) of James J. O'Day
33	33	and Daniel M. Donahue relative to catalytic converter business
34	34	transactions; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3401) of Jerald
35	35	A. Parisella and Thomas P. Walsh that the Massachusetts Department of
36	36	Transportation conduct a study regarding the benefits of replacing vehicle 2 of 3
37	37	travel lanes with dedicated bus or bike lanes; the petition (accompanied by
38	38	bill, House, No. 3406) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to regulating the
39	39	posting of speed limits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
40	40	3408) of Smitty Pignatelli and others for an investigation by a special
41	41	commission (including members of the General Court) relative to a public
42	42	transportation benefit program for employees of the Commonwealth; the
43	43	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3411) of Orlando Ramos and
44	44	Brandy Fluker Oakley relative to obstructed views caused by items
45	45	hanging from rearview mirrors while driving; the petition (accompanied
46	46	by bill, House, No. 3412) of Orlando Ramos relative to removing the
47	47	driving restrictions on a car with antique tags; the petition (accompanied
48	48	by bill, House, No. 3461) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to providing for a
49	49	MassPort airline regulation study; the petition (accompanied by bill,
50	50	House, No. 3468) of Tommy Vitolo relative to out of state operator motor
51	51	vehicle license applications; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
52	52	3474) of Thomas P. Walsh relative to the removal of ice and snow from
53	53	motor vehicles; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3958) of
54	54	Russell E. Holmes relative to parking with auction dealer license plates;
55	55	and the petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Rodney M. Elliott relative to
56	56	eligibility for veteran license plates, reports recommending that the
57	57	accompanying order (House, No. 4737) ought to be adopted.
58	58	For the committee,
59	59	WILLIAM M. STRAUS. 3 of 3
60	60	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4737
61	61	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
62	62	House of Representatives,
63	63	1 Ordered, That the committee on Transportation be authorized to sit during a recess of the
64	64	2General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 3255, 3281,
65	65	33290, 3295, 3312, 3322, 3327, 3349, 3351, 3354, 3380, 3389, 3401, 3406, 3408, 3411, 3412,
66	66	43461, 3468, 3474, 3958 and 4211, relative to tolls, traffic, and license plates.
67	67	5 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
68	68	6and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
69	69	7recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
70	70	8on or before December 31, 2024.