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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3225 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3653 |
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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 | | Marjorie C. Decker and Steven Owens |
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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 expanding truck safety requirements. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3225 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3653 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representatives Decker of Cambridge and Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by |
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| 19 | 19 | | bill, House, No. 3653) of Marjorie C. Decker for legislation to further regulate truck safety |
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| 20 | 20 | | requirements. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act expanding truck safety requirements. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Section 7 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2words “not more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.” the following new paragraph:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 On or after January 1, 2028, a motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or semi-trailer unit |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4classified as a class 3 or above by the Federal Highway Administration, with a gross vehicle |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, shall be equipped with a lateral protective device, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6convex mirrors, crossover mirrors and backup cameras if the vehicle was operated under a |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7contract with or leased or purchased by the following entities: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 Any municipality of the Commonwealth; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 Any instrumentality of the Commonwealth; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 Any “electric company” as defined in section 1 of chapter 164; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 Any “gas company” as defined in section 1 of chapter 164; 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 Any “utility” as defined in section 25A of chapter 166; or |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 Any “wireless provider” as defined in section 25A of chapter 166. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14 This paragraph shall not apply to an ambulance, firefighting apparatus, low-speed |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15vehicle, agricultural tractor or any other class or type of vehicle as determined by the registrar. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16The registrar shall adopt regulations establishing standards, consistent with the United States |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center’s side |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18guard standard DOT-VNTSC-OSTR-16-05, and specifications for the size, design and mounting |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19of lateral protective devices, convex mirrors and cross-over mirrors. The registrar may provide |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20alternative means of compliance with the convex mirror, cross-over mirror and lateral protective |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21device requirements. |
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