MA S1018

Bill

Relative to safe driving and open containers

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to safe driving and open containers. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 90 of the General Laws to create a new section, Section 24I½, which prohibits the possession of narcotic drugs or marijuana in the passenger area of a motor vehicle, except when contained within a closed bottle, bag, or other container. Violators would be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (17)

Angelo D'Emilia (R), Colleen Garry (D), Susan Gifford (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), John Keenan (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Norm Orrall (R), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Dean Tran (R), Tom Walsh (D), James Welch (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1018

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1018
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1018.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1064	Relative to auto insurance costs for traditionally low-and moderate income communities	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1376	Permitting persons to bring car damage arising from a pothole against the public entity into small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2150	Relative to police pursuits	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2990	Relative to proactively protecting automotive drivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3003	Relative to motor vehicle number plates in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4546	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
H901	Relative to arbitration for automobile insurance property damage	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H903	Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S2067	Relative to driver education	Accompanied a study order, see S2558	Similar To
S2074	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2133	Relative to temporary registration plates	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1064

Relative to auto insurance costs for traditionally low-and moderate income communities

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1376

Permitting persons to bring car damage arising from a pothole against the public entity into small claims court

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2150

Relative to police pursuits

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2990

Relative to proactively protecting automotive drivers

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

Similar To

H3003

Relative to motor vehicle number plates in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4546

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

H901

Relative to arbitration for automobile insurance property damage

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H903

Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S2067

Relative to driver education

Accompanied a study order, see S2558

Similar To

S2074

Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2133

Relative to temporary registration plates

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

Similar To

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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