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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1630 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3728
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky
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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 to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1630 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3728
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3728) of David
Paul Linsky relative to clarifying violations that occur while driving with a hardship license.
Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3369 OF 2023-2024.]
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 to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license.
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 23 of Chapter 90 of the 2018 General Laws, as amended by section 67, is hereby
2amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the
3following:-
4 “pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”;
5 and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight
6B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the
7following:-
8 “ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ; 2 of 2
9 and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “right to operate or the issuance
10to him of a new license to operate,” the following:-
11 “or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license
12granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ;
13 and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of
14subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B,
15sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:-
16 “or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a
17motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L,
18subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of
19chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to
20M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship
21license,