Bill Text: MA H3164 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulating the transportation of persons in wheelchairs in motor vehicles
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/6 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3164 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3164-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce J. Ayers
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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 relative to the transporting of persons in wheelchairs.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Bruce J. Ayers |
1st Norfolk |
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Stephen R. Canessa |
12th Bristol |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2040 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the transporting of persons in wheelchairs.
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. Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 7CC the following section:—
Section 7DD. In any vehicle transporting persons in wheelchairs, the wheelchairs shall be facing forward. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of $100.
