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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3543 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3706
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 establishing a Medal of Fidelity license plate.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable1/28/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2025Richard M. Haggerty30th Middlesex1/31/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3543 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3706
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3706) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles establish a Medal of
Fidelity license plate. Transportation.
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 establishing a Medal of Fidelity license plate.
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 67B of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 Qualifying next of kin of a fallen service member may apply to the adjutant general for a
4medal of fidelity, in a form prescribed by the adjutant general. There shall be within the
5application for the medal of fidelity a notification that informs applicants of their eligibility to
6receive the medal of fidelity license plate, pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90, free of charge
7upon approval of the application. The notification shall read as follows: IF YOU RECEIVE THE
8MEDAL OF FIDELITY, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF FIDELITY
9LICENSE PLATE FREE OF CHARGE and shall include a link to the online application
10established by the registrar of motor vehicles. 2 of 2
11 SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
12Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the twenty-third paragraph the following
13paragraph:-
14 The registrar shall furnish without charge to owners of private passenger motor vehicles
15who have been awarded the medal of fidelity pursuant to section 67B of chapter 33 upon
16presentation of satisfactory evidence of such status, as determined by the registrar, distinctive
17registration plates for 1 private passenger motor vehicle owned and principally used by such
18recipient, bearing on the left side an image of the medal and ribbon and bearing the words
19"MEDAL OF FIDELITY'' along the bottom. The registrar, in consultation with the adjutant
20general of the Massachusetts national guard, shall notify all past recipients of the medal of
21fidelity, established pursuant to said section 67B of said chapter 33, of their eligibility for the
22medal of fidelity license plate through a letter, which shall include the application for the medal
23of fidelity license plate. Notification of past recipients of the medal of fidelity concerning their
24eligibility for the medal of fidelity license plate shall be completed no later than six months after
25the license plate is designed and in circulation.
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