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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 196 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2306
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John C. Velis
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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 Purple Heart registration plates.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John C. VelisHampden and Hampshire 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 196 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2306
By Mr. Velis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2306) of John C. Velis for legislation
relative to Purple Heart registration plates. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2388 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 Purple Heart registration plates.
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 2 of Chapter 90 of the general laws are hereby amended by removing the
2sixteenth paragraph and inserting in its place the following:-
3 The registrar shall furnish to owners of private passenger motor vehicles who are
4veterans as defined in said clause Forty-third of said section 7 of said chapter 4 who have been
5awarded the Order of the Purple Heart and upon evidence deemed satisfactory by the registrar,
6distinctive registration plates bearing the image of a Purple Heart Medal for any private
7passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle owned by such Purple Heart recipient. The first set of
8such registration plates issued to an eligible veteran must be furnished at no charge. The registrar
9may charge the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles
10for each additional set of registration plates or emblems. A surviving spouse of a deceased 2 of 2
11recipient of the Order of the Purple Heart may elect to retain such distinctive registration plates
12for personal use upon payment of the established registration fee for private passenger motor
13vehicles or motorcycles and an additional annual twenty-dollar fee until such time as such spouse
14remarries or fails to renew or cancels such registration.