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 H.3040 Right of Way Violations Bill  Extended in Committee MMA Bill  Increased penalties for RoW Violations
Representative Geoff Diehl Joint Committee on Transportation

S.1365

Motorcycle Safety Fund Bill
Sent to Study
MMA Bill
Accountability for the M\C Safety Fund
Senator Thomas McGee Joint Committee on Revenue
 S.1677 Motorcycle Safety Training Bill  "Favorable, Ought to Pass" Recommendation - Sent to Senate Ways & Means Committee - "Favorable, Ought to Pass" from SW&M, voted in Senate, passed as amended to S.2324, sent to House, 1st Reading, sent to House Ways & Means MMA Bill Rebate a portion of BRC costs for Junior Riders
Senator Thomas McGee Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3039 Motorcycle Sound Emissions Bill  Sent to Study MMA Bill  Clarification of ambigiuous sound standard Representative Angelo D'Emilia and Senator Robert Hedlund Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3065 Adult Motorcycle Helmet Choice Bill  Sent to Study  MMA Bill  "Freedom of Choice" Representative Anne Gobi Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3140 Malfunctioning Traffic Signal Bill  Sent to Study MMA Bill Allows a rider to proceed through a broken red light Representative Thomas Sannicandro Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3047 Special Regulations for Vehicle Specific Checkpoints Bill  Sent to Study MMA Bill  Prohibits "Motorcycle-Only" Checkpoint Stops Representative Carolyn Dykema Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3046 Support to the Governor's Highway Safety Committee Bill  Passed as H.3787, signed into Law MMA Bill Provides MMA Presence on this State Committee  Representative Carolyn Dykema Joint Committee on Transportation
                                                                                                                                     
H.2725
Motorcycle Safety Fund Bill   In Committee Competing Bill-SUPPORTIVE   Representative Thomas Sannicandro  Joint Committee on Revenue
 H.3095
Motorcycle Helmet Choice Bill
 Sent to Study Competing Bill-SUPPORTIVE

Representative Marc Lombardo  Joint Committee on Transportation
                                                                                                                                   
 S.1634  Firefighter Motorcycle License Plates Bill  Sent to Study Supportive   Senator Stephen Brewer  Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3147 Motorcycle Safety Bill   Sent to Study  Supportive    Representative Todd Smola Joint Committee on Transportation
 S.1749 "Gold Star" M\C License Plate Bill (and more)    Supportive    Senator Michael Rush Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
S.1678 "Gold Star" Family Vanity Registration Plates   Sent to Study Supportive
  Senator Thomas McGee
Joint Committee on Transportation
H.3031 "Legion of Merit" Vanity Plates  Sent to Study  Supportive
  Representative James Cantwell
Joint Committee on Transportation
                                                                                                                                   
 S.1663 Motorcycle Exhaust System Sound Levels Bill Sent to Study  AGAINST Prohibits Aftermarket Exhaust Systems Senator Robert Hedlund (by request) Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3149  Regulating Motorcycle Sound Levels   Sent to Study  AGAINST Prohibits Aftermarket Exhaust Systems
 Representative Theodore Speliotis  Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3148 Motorcycle Passenger Age Bill Sent to Study   AGAINST "Nanny" Bill sets minimum passenger age limits
 Representative Todd Smola Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3029 Massachusetts Rail Transit Fund Bill  Sent to Study  AGAINST Mileage Tax and new fees Representative Antonio Cabral  Joint Committee on Transportation
                                                                                                                                    
 H.3055 Motorcycle Inspections Bill Sent to Study  Needs Further Study   Representative William Galvin  Joint Committee on Transportation
 H.3062 Rules of the Road Bill  Sent to Study Needs Further Study    Representative Sean Garballey Joint Committee on Transportation
 S.1746 Train Vets to Treat Vets Fund   Needs Further Study
Mentions 90-34 (Motorcycle Safety Fund)
 Senator Michael Rush Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
 H.3194 Train Vets to Treat Vets Fund   Needs Further Study Mentions 90-34 (Motorcycle Safety Fund)
Representative Harold Naughton
Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs
H.254
Right to Repair
  Needs Further Study
  Representative Paul McMurty
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
S.183
Improving Notice Requirements for Self Storage   Needs Further Study
Defines a "Vehicle"
Senator Michael Moore
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
H.456
Prevent Concussion and Head Injury
  Needs Further Study
Provides incentive for wearing motorcycle helmets
Representative Alice Peisch (by request)
Joint Committee on Education
H.184
Reconcile Chapter 241 and Chapter 368 of the Acts of 2012
  Needs Further Study
  Representative Garrett Bradley and Senator John Hart
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
S.103
Reconcile Chapter 241 and Chapter 368 of the Acts of 2012
  Needs Further Study
  Senator John Hart
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure