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MMA's 2011-2012 Legislative Agenda
 

CREATION DATE:  January 21, 2011                                MODIFIED:  March 29, 2012

 

The MMA’s 2011-2011 Legislative Agenda has been defined, final preparations have been completed and the Bills have been filed.   These Bills have been presented to those Elected Officials best suited to support and tend to these issues of great interest to the MMA’s membership.

 

The Bills listed below (in no particular order) are those the MMA sponsored in this 2011-2012 legislative session:

1)   MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FUND BILL (S.1458) - Filed by Senator Robert Hedlund

2/7/2011 - 16 Co-Sponsors:  Senators Michael Knapik and Bruce Tarr.   Representatives Thomas Stanley, Steven Howitt, George Ross, Carolyn Dykema, David Vieira, Christine Canavan, Elizabeth Poirier, Anne Gobi, Brad Jones, Marc Lombardo, Randy Hunt, Angelo Puppolo, Todd Smola, and Shaunna O'Connell
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 1694 (SD1694)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Was not scheduled for Public Hearings

2)   MOTORCYCLE SOUND EMISSIONS BILL (S.1748) - Filed by Senator Robert Hedlund

2/7/2011 - 14 Co-Sponsors:  Senators Michael Knapik, James Eldridge, and Bruce Tarr.   Representatives Steven Howitt, George Ross, Christine Canavan, David Vieira, Elizabeth Poirier, Anne Gobi, Marc Lombaardo, Joyce Spiliotis, Angelo Puppolo, Randy Hunt, and Todd Smola
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 1687 (SD1687)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Held with Committee for "Further Study"

3)   OUT-OF-STATE HELMET USAGE BILL (S.1749) - Filed by Senator Robert Hedlund

2/7/2011 - 6 Co-Sponsors:   Representatives George Ross, Christine Canavan, Elizabeth Poirier, Angelo Puppolo, Marc Lombardo, and Todd Smola
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 1699 (SD1699)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Held with Committee for "Further Study"

4)   ADULT HELMET CHOICE BILL (S.1726) - Filed by Senator Stephen Brewer

2/7/2011 - 13 Co-Sponsors:  Senator Michael Knapik.  Representatives David Torrisi, George Peterson, Marc Lombardo, Anne Gobi, Joyce Spiliotis, Todd Smola, Shaunna O'Connell, Angelo Puppolo, George Ross, Steven Howitt, and Christine Canavan
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 672 (SD672)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text - Click Here
  
Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Held with Committee for "Further Study"

5)   MALFUNCTIONING TRAFFIC SIGNAL BILL (S.1728) - Filed by Senator Stephen Brewer

2/7/2011 - 10 Co-Sponsors:  Senator Michael Knapik.   Representatives Christine Canavan, Elizabeth Poirier, George Peterson, Steven Howitt, Anne Gobi, Todd Smola, Randy Hunt, Angelo Puppolo, and George Ross
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 1771 (SD1771)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Was not scheduled for Public Hearings

 

6)   MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRAINING BILL (S.1761) - Filed by Senator Thomas McGee

2/8/2011 - 17 Co-Sponsors:  Senator Robert Hedlund.   Representatives Marc Lombardo, Christine Canavan, Geoff Diehl, Carolyn Dykema, Robert Fennell, Anne Gobi, Steven Howitt, Randy Hunt, George Peterson, Elizabeth Poirier, Angelo Puppolo, George Ross, Todd Smola, David Sullivan, and James Timilty
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 1545 (SD1545)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Released with a "Favorable, Ought to Pass" recommendation

7)   RIGHT OF WAY BILL (S.1797) - Filed by Senator Minority Leader Bruce Tarr

2/7/2011 - 14 Co-Sponsors:  Senators Robert Hedlund and Michael Knapik.  Representatives Marc Lombardo, Christine Canavan, Geoff Diehl, Carolyn Dykema, Anne Gobi, Randy Hunt, Brad Jones, George Peterson, Elizabeth Poirier, Angelo Puppolo, George Ross and Todd Smola
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 681 (SD681)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Received an extention until May 1, 2012

8)   SAFETY CLOTHING\EQUIPMENT TAX EXEMPTION BILL (S.1514) - Filed by Senator Richard Ross

2/7/2011 - 8 Co-Sponsors:  Representatives Marc Lombardo, Christine Canavan, Randy Hunt, George Peterson, Elizabeth Poirier, Angelo Puppolo, George Ross and Todd Smola
1/21/2011 - Assigned Senate Docket Number 1868 (SD1868)
1/21/2011 - Official Bill Text -
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Assigned to the Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearings held 11/30/2011, awaiting Committee Recommendation

3/21/2012 - Held with Committee for "Further Study"

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