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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3705 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2566
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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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 mobile amusement equipment restraints.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James Arciero2nd Middlesex1/17/2025Dennis C. Gallagher8th Plymouth1/17/2025Karen Janko1/17/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex1/25/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3705 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2566
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2566) of
James Arciero and others relative to mobile amusement equipment restraints. Public Safety and
Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3896 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to mobile amusement equipment restraints.
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 205A of chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
2inserting after the words “this section”, in line 1, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, the
3following words:- and section 205B.
4 SECTION 2. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 205A
5the following section:-
6 Section 205B. (a) For the purposes of this section, “carnival” shall mean a mobile
7enterprise principally devoted to offering amusement or entertainment to the public by means of
8portable amusement devices or temporary structures in any number or combination, whether or
9not associated with other structures or forms of public attraction. 2 of 2
10 (b) To prevent injury in the event of a passenger losing consciousness or physical
11dexterity during the operation of an amusement device, carnivals shall not operate any
12amusement device that carries passengers in an enclosed pod, cabin, compartment or other
13enclosed passenger area without having a passenger safety restraint system that includes seat
14belts.
15 (c) Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or
16by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both