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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1291 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3698 |
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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 | | Steven S. Howitt |
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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 relative to federal motor vehicle safety standards compliance. |
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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:Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/14/2025Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden2/4/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/10/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1291 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3698 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3698) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Steven S. Howitt, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and Jacob R. Oliveira relative to federal motor vehicle |
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| 20 | 20 | | safety standards compliance. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5357 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to federal motor vehicle safety standards compliance. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by adding the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 64. Vehicles 25 Years or Older; Registration Requirements |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 (a) For the purposes of this section, a "Kei car" shall be defined as a vehicle primarily |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5manufactured in Japan, with the following specifications: a length no longer than 11 feet, a width |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6no greater than 4.9 feet, a height no taller than 6.6 feet, and an engine displacement no larger |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7than 660cc. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 (b) For the purposes of this section, "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards" shall refer |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9to the federal regulations that allow motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, which are 25 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10years or older from the date of manufacture, to be imported into the United States and registered |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11as outlined in 49 C.F.R. §§ 571 and 591, provided they were originally manufactured to meet the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12safety standards of their country of origin. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 (c) The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles shall honor the Federal Motor Vehicle |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14Safety Standards and shall register all vehicles 25 years or older as of the date of manufacture |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15that were imported in compliance with 49 C.F.R. § 591, including vehicles classified as "Kei |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16cars." |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 (d) The Registry of Motor Vehicles shall develop and implement an updated policy for |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18the registration of Kei cars and shall honor inspection stickers for all automobiles imported in |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19compliance with 49 C.F.R. § 591. |
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