MA H3672

Bill

MA H3672

Relative to event data recorders in autonomous vehicles

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 event data recorders in autonomous vehicles. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 90 of the General Laws to require that after a crash event involving an autonomous vehicle being operated or tested on a public way, no person shall knowingly destroy, corrupt, alter, or delete data on the vehicle's event data recorder or knowingly destroy or impair the event data recorder itself until law enforcement has had a reasonable opportunity to obtain a search warrant for evidence related to the crash event. A violation of this provision is punishable by a fine of up to $50,000 or imprisonment of up to 5 years in state prison or 2.5 years in jail or a house of correction, or both.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (22)

Brian Ashe (D), John Barrett (D), Jay Barrows (R), William Crocker (R), Shawn Dooley (R), William Driscoll Jr. (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Susan Gifford (R), Stephen Hay (D), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Joe McKenna (R), Mike Moore (D), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Dave Robertson (D), Danny Ryan (D), Mike Soter (R), Bruce Tarr (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5028 (on 10/08/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3672

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3672
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3672.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1087	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Accompanied a new draft, see H4810	Similar To
H1529	Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2993	To increase safety on public ways	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3007	Relative to low-speed vehicles	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
H3270	Relative to failure to yield to police pursuit	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H359	Relative to used police cars sold at auction	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H4050	Amending the General Laws in relation to enacting the Vehicle Rental Modernization Act	Senate concurred	Similar To
H5028	Study Order - Autonomous Vehicle Technology	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S2113	Relative to peer to peer car sharing	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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

H1087

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Accompanied a new draft, see H4810

Similar To

H1529

Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2993

To increase safety on public ways

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3007

Relative to low-speed vehicles

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

H3270

Relative to failure to yield to police pursuit

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H359

Relative to used police cars sold at auction

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H4050

Amending the General Laws in relation to enacting the Vehicle Rental Modernization Act

Senate concurred

Similar To

H5028

Study Order - Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S2113

Relative to peer to peer car sharing

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2333

Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

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