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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 184 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1071 |
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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 | | Susannah M. Whipps |
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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 waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as their |
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| 13 | 13 | | primary source of mobility. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/7/2025Natalie M. Blais1st Franklin1/15/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 184 FILED ON: 1/7/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1071 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1071) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Susannah M. Whipps and Natalie M. Blais relative to authorizing the waiving of sporting, |
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| 21 | 21 | | hunting or fishing license fees for people who use wheelchairs as their primary source of |
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| 22 | 22 | | mobility. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 751 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as their |
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| 31 | 31 | | primary source of mobility. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to |
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| 33 | 33 | | authorize waiving sporting, hunting or fishing license fees for people who use a wheelchair as |
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| 34 | 34 | | their primary source of mobility, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, |
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| 35 | 35 | | necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 37 | 37 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 1 Section 11 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting after the word “paraplegic”, in lines 42 and 43, in each instance, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 3the following words:- or person who uses a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility. |
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