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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 787 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3714 |
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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 | | Meghan K. Kilcoyne |
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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 establishing distinctive license plates for Army combat veterans. |
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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:Meghan K. Kilcoyne12th Worcester1/13/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 787 FILED ON: 1/13/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3714 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3714) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Meghan K. Kilcoyne for legislation to establish distinctive license plates for certain Army |
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| 20 | 20 | | combat veterans. 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 establishing distinctive license plates for Army combat veterans. |
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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 1. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2after the eighteenth paragraph, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, the following |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 The registrar shall furnish without charge to owners of private passenger motor vehicles |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5who are veterans as defined in said clause Forty-third of said section seven of said chapter four |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6who have been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge (Second |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7Award), or Combat Action Badge and upon evidence deemed satisfactory by the registrar, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8distinctive registration plates bearing the words, "COMBAT VETERAN” and bearing a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9distinctive emblem that identifies the branch of the armed services in which such owner served, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10and the receipt of the Combat Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge (Second Award), |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11or Combat Action Badge for one private passenger motor vehicle or motorcycle owned and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12principally used by such recipient; provided, however, that the surviving spouse of a deceased 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13recipient may elect to retain such distinctive registration plates or emblem for personal use upon |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14payment of the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15and an additional annual twenty dollar fee until such time as such spouse remarries or fails to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16renew or cancels such registration. |
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