Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3635 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 156 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3635
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Tackey Chan
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act establishing senior citizen toll discount on the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Ted Williams
13	13	Tunnel and the Tobin Bridge.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/6/2025 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 156 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3635
19	19	By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3635) of Tackey
20	20	Chan relative to establishing toll discounts on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Ted Williams Tunnel
21	21	and the Tobin Bridge for persons sixty-five years of age or older. Transportation.
22	22	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
23	23	SEE HOUSE, NO. 3283 OF 2023-2024.]
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
25	25	_______________
26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
27	27	(2025-2026)
28	28	_______________
29	29	An Act establishing senior citizen toll discount on the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Ted Williams
30	30	Tunnel and the Tobin Bridge.
31	31	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
32	32	of the same, as follows:
33	33	1 Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
34	34	2amended by inserting after section 17D the following new section:-
35	35	3 Section 17E. There shall be a twenty five per cent reduction in tolls charged to drivers
36	36	4age 65 and over who drives on the Massachusetts Turnpike, the Tobin Bridge and/or the Ted
37	37	5Williams Tunnel. In order to qualify for the reduction, the driver must be age 65 and over, the
38	38	6driver must have a valid driver’s license recognized by the Registry of Motor Vehicles as a valid
39	39	7license to drive in Massachusetts, and the driver must own or rent the passenger vehicle. The
40	40	8driver is only allowed to apply the reduction to one passenger vehicle, which the driver must
41	41	9own or rent. There shall be no application fee for a driver to apply and be approved for said 2 of 2
42	42	10reduction. A person’s participation in the twenty five per cent toll reduction shall expire 60 days
43	43	11after the expiration of the driver’s license. Said person shall be allowed to renew participation in
44	44	12said reduction any time after the renewal of the driver’s license, including after the expiration of
45	45	13the reduction.
46	46	14 Persons who do receive the reduction and allows an unauthorized driver to utilize said
47	47	15reduction shall be fined $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second violation and $150 for the
48	48	16third and subsequent violations. In addition to the fine for the third violation, the driver’s
49	49	17authorization to receive a reduction shall be revoked permanently. The executive office of
50	50	18transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this section
51	51	19within the existing toll collection system.