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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2556 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1667 |
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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 | | William J. Driscoll, Jr. |
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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 motor vehicle battery storage. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :William J. Driscoll, Jr.Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2556 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1667 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Driscoll, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1667) of William J. Driscoll, Jr. for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to motor vehicle battery storage notices. Public Safety and Homeland |
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| 20 | 20 | | Security. |
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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 relative to motor vehicle battery storage. |
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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 Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 59A the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 59B. All holders of a Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 license pursuant to section 58, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4all owners or operators of a motor vehicle repair shop registered pursuant to chapter 100A, all |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5owners or operators of a junkyard or automobile graveyard as those terms are defined in section |
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| 34 | 34 | | 61 of chapter 140B or any person or entity who sells or stores motor vehicle batteries shall |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7prominently display notice to the public and first responders of the presence of motor vehicle |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8batteries on the premises. Violation of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $250. |
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