MA H3180

Bill

Establishing the Blue Star Family license plate

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/18/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing the Blue Star Family license plate in honor of police officers killed in the line of duty. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the "Blue Star Family" license plate in Massachusetts to honor police officers killed in the line of duty. The bill allows the registrar to provide a distinctive "Blue Star Family" license plate or emblem, free of charge, to the parent, child, or spouse of a police officer killed in the line of duty, as determined by the criteria for inclusion on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bill also allows the registrar to issue a "Blue Star Family" license plate of up to 6 characters for one private passenger vehicle owned and used by the eligible family member.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (50)

Jim Arciero (D), Bruce Ayers (D), John Barrett (D), Jay Barrows (R), Donnie Berthiaume (R), Michael Brady (D), Dan Cahill (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), David DeCoste (R), Sal DiDomenico (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Paul Frost (R), Carmine Gentile (D), Susan Gifford (R), Thomas Golden (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Dan Hunt (D), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), David Linsky (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Joe McKenna (R), Mike Moore (D), Dave Muradian (R), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), John Rogers (D), Alan Silvia (D), Todd Smola (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Aaron Vega (D), John Velis (D), Dave Vieira (R), Tom Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3180

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3180
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3180.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1333	Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1335	Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2076	Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system	Accompanied H2146	Similar To
H2230	Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2288	Authorizing the city of Leominster to amend the special act of 2002 relative to retired police officer details	Accompanied a new draft, see H4098	Similar To
H3003	Relative to motor vehicle number plates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4546	Similar To
H3044	To expand veteran license plate eligibility	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
H3049	Relative to temporary dealer plates	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3137	To enhance the license plate system of the Commonwealth	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H3138	Allowing a service branch designation on license plates for disabled veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3823	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3824	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022	Similar To
H396	Relative to school resource officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4242	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4273	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2108	Exempting all disabled and handicapped drivers in Massachusetts from displaying decals or plates of being disabled	Accompanied a study order, see S2558	Similar To
S2200	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Accompanied a new draft, see S2240	Similar To
S2240	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To
S2333	Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1333

Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1335

Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2076

Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system

Accompanied H2146

Similar To

H2230

Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2288

Authorizing the city of Leominster to amend the special act of 2002 relative to retired police officer details

Accompanied a new draft, see H4098

Similar To

H3003

Relative to motor vehicle number plates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4546

Similar To

H3044

To expand veteran license plate eligibility

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

H3049

Relative to temporary dealer plates

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3137

To enhance the license plate system of the Commonwealth

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H3138

Allowing a service branch designation on license plates for disabled veterans

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3823

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3824

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022

Similar To

H396

Relative to school resource officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4242

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4273

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2108

Exempting all disabled and handicapped drivers in Massachusetts from displaying decals or plates of being disabled

Accompanied a study order, see S2558

Similar To

S2200

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Accompanied a new draft, see S2240

Similar To

S2240

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

S2333

Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

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