Bill Text: MA S1970 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Provide for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-22 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means [S1970 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1970-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James E. Timilty
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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James E. Timilty |
Bristol and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S02101 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act providing for a distinctive registration plate for
firefighters.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph: - “The registrar shall furnish to owners of private passenger motor vehicles who are active members, members retired in good standing, or the immediate family member of a firefighter killed in the line of duty, distinctive registration plates which shall display on their face a design indicating their status as firefighters. No such plate shall be issued or renewed until proper certification has been made to the registrar by the chief of the fire department in which the applicant serves. There shall be a $10 fee for said plate in addition to the established registration fee for passenger motor vehicles which shall be transferred to the Massachusetts Firefighters Academy Trust Fund pursuant to section 165A of chapter 6.
