MA H2976

Bill

Relative to commercial driver licensing

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to languages used for commercial driver licensing tests. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing law to require the registrar to administer commercial driver's license tests in Portuguese and Spanish, if requested by the applicant, as well as any other language the registrar deems necessary as a reasonable accommodation for limited-English speaking applicants. The bill also clarifies that these translated tests are not to be used to determine the applicant's English language skills, which must still be demonstrated to a sufficient degree to converse with the public, understand signs, respond to inquiries, and make reports and records, as required by federal guidelines.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (3)

Tony Cabral (D), Jim Hawkins (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4772 (on 06/08/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2976

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2976
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2976.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1992	Relative to dental licensing exams	Accompanied a new draft, see H4269	Similar To
H2072	Relative to non-resident firearm licensing	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H211	To establish licensing standards for drain cleaners	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2131	Relative to fair licensing	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H360	Relative to licensing of liquor retailers	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H4772	Transportation	Reported, in part, by H3014	Replaced by
H605	To improve Massachusetts home care	Senate concurred	Similar To
H936	Relative to mortgage licensing and exemptions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1418	Relative to secured firearms on recreational vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1420	Relative to equitable firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1422	Relative to change of address for firearm licensing	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S2085	Relative to school bus driver licensing	Accompanied a new draft, see S2679	Similar To
S2286	Authorizing the city of Lynn to issue an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2354	Similar To
S2354	Authorizing the city of Lynn to issue an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1992

Relative to dental licensing exams

Accompanied a new draft, see H4269

Similar To

H2072

Relative to non-resident firearm licensing

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H211

To establish licensing standards for drain cleaners

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

Similar To

H2131

Relative to fair licensing

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H360

Relative to licensing of liquor retailers

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H4772

Transportation

Reported, in part, by H3014

Replaced by

H605

To improve Massachusetts home care

Senate concurred

Similar To

H936

Relative to mortgage licensing and exemptions

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

Similar To

S1418

Relative to secured firearms on recreational vehicles

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1420

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1422

Relative to change of address for firearm licensing

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S2085

Relative to school bus driver licensing

Accompanied a new draft, see S2679

Similar To

S2286

Authorizing the city of Lynn to issue an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2354

Similar To

S2354

Authorizing the city of Lynn to issue an additional license for the sale of wines and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

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