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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 396 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2223
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 relative to an arts license plate.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and IslandsChristopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable3/7/2023 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 396 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2223
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2223) of Julian Cyr and Christopher
Richard Flanagan for legislation relative to an arts license plate. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2301 OF 2021-2022.]
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 relative to an arts license plate.
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 2E of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following subsection:-
3 (e) The registrar shall furnish, upon application, to the owners of private passenger motor
4vehicles distinctive registration plates which shall display on the face a design indicating support
5for the arts. Such a design shall be selected through a contest to be judged by the Massachusetts
6Cultural Council or their designees. There shall be a fee of not less than $50 dollars for such
7plates in addition to the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles, which
8shall be payable at the time of registration of the vehicle and at each renewal thereof. The portion
9of the total fee remaining after the deduction of costs directly attributable to the issuance of such 2 of 2
10plates shall be transferred within ninety days of receipt thereof to the Massachusetts Cultural
11Council.