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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 217 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2447
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 relative to a motorcycle safety fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 217 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2447
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2447) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
to establish a motorcycle safety fund. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2331 OF 2021-2022.]
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 relative to a motorcycle safety fund.
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. Chapter 10 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after section 35DDD the following section:-
3 Section 35EEE. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth
4a separate fund to be known as the Motorcycle Safety Fund for motorcycle safety-related
5activities. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received by the commonwealth under section
6thirty-four of chapter ninety and which are specifically designed therein for said Motorcycle
7Safety Fund.
8 All revenues credited under this section shall remain in said Motorcycle Safety Fund,
9subject to appropriation to establish motorcycle safety-related activities. 2 of 2
10 SECTION 2. Section 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by
11striking the words “(i) $2 from every motorcycle registration issued pursuant to section 2 shall be
12deposited into the General Fund and used solely for the purpose of promoting and advancing
13motorcycle safety;” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
14 (i) $2 from every motorcycle registration issued pursuant to section 2 shall be deposited
15monthly into a separate fund known as the Motorcycle Safety Fund for the purpose of promoting
16and advancing motorcycle safety; provided, however, that the registrar shall provide rebates of
17not less than $150 to persons under the age of 21 who successfully complete a motorcycle basic
18rider course approved by the registrar pursuant to section 8 and that the total of such rebates shall
19not exceed 20 percent of the funds so deposited. All revenues credited under this section shall
20remain in the Motorcycle Safety Fund to administer a motorcycle safety program, which shall
21include, but not be limited to, funding registrar-approved rider education courses and instructor
22training, maintaining a policy manual that shall provide minimum requirements for instructors
23and businesses that offer approved rider education courses in the commonwealth, the Motorcycle
24Awareness Program in Section 13D of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, and public awareness
25efforts. The State Treasurer shall not deposit such revenues in, or transfer such revenues to, the
26General Fund or any other fund other than the Motorcycle Safety Fund. The State Treasurer shall
27produce annually, an accounting report detailing income and expenditures relating to said
28Motorcycle Safety Fund, deliverable to the Chairman of the Massachusetts Motorcycle
29Association (MMA), the house and senate chair of the Joint Committee on Transportation, and
30the clerks of the senate and house of representatives.