MA H4443

Bill

Order relative to authorizing the committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain Senate and House documents concerning transportation issues.

Introduced
09/04/2014

In Committee
09/04/2014

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
08/01/2014

Introduced Session

188th General Court

Bill Summary

Order relative to authorizing the committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain Senate and House documents concerning transportation issues.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the committee on Transportation to conduct an investigation and study of numerous Senate and House documents related to transportation issues. The committee is permitted to meet during a recess of the General Court, which is the legislative body of Massachusetts, to carry out this study. Upon completion, the committee is required to report its findings and any legislative recommendations, along with proposed draft legislation, to the General Court by filing them with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2014.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Transportation (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 09/04/2014)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H4443

(193 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H4443
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/H4443
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/H4443.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3003	Establishing an autism spectrum disorder designation on driver’s licenses and identification cards and criminal justice training relative to autism spectrum disorders	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3004	Relative to junior operator’s licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3006	Relative to the safety inspections of the Long Island Bridge in the city of Boston.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3007	Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3008	Relative to increasing the fine for handicap parking violations for city/town implementation and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3009	Relative to the soundproofing program facilitated by the Massachusetts Port Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3010	To regulate the training and supervision of snowmobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3011	Directing certain payments to cities and towns by the Massport authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3012	Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3013	Further regulating junior operator licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3014	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3015	To reduce court fees	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3016	To increase road safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3017	Relative to amending the Junior Operator Law	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3018	Relative to vehicles of visiting nurses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3019	Relative to establishing a fund for 'Prevent Blindness Massachusetts'	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3022	Establishing an autism license plate	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3026	Relative to commercial driver licensing	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3028	To allow oral examinations for learning permits	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3029	Creating the Massachusetts rail transit fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3030	Designating a certain Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station in the town of Scituate as the Frank M. Hynes Station at Greenbush	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3031	Providing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3032	Resolve relative to construction on Route 3	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3033	Relative to the access of computer terminals by private detectives licensed by the Department of State Police as authorized under the provisions of the federal driver privacy protection act (DPPA), as amended, 18 U.S.C. section 2721, et seq.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3034	Establishing more public input into public transit decisions	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3035	To provide concurrent police authority for Massachusetts Port Authority properties	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3037	Relative to the high occupancy vehicle lane	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3038	Relative to electric vehicles in high occupancy lanes	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3039	Relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3043	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3045	Resolve establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of type II noise barrier implementation plan	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3047	Defining special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3048	Relative to distinctive registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3049	Relative to lawful presence	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3050	Relative to motor vehicle registration	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3051	Establishing an auction or online transfer for low number registration plates in the registry of motor vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3052	Authorizing translators for learner's permit tests	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3053	Relative to livery vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3054	Entitling residents west of 128 to discounted access to the Massachusetts Turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3057	To establish the speed limit for US Route 3	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3058	Providing for the safety of vulnerable road users	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3059	Establishing a more equitable public transit fare structure	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3060	Providing for an analysis of Route 60 in the town of Arlington	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3061	Establishing a payroll tax to increase funding of mass transportation and establishing a transportation finance advisory board	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3062	Regarding rules of the road	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3063	Relative to the operating of student pupil transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3065	Relative to standards for protective headgear for operators or passengers on motorcycles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3066	Resolve to reduce traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3069	Discounting vehicle registration fees for light vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3071	Relative to aviation preservation restrictions	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3072	Relative to the Massachusetts Aeronautics Division	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3074	Permitting the use of traffic control signal violation monitoring system devices as a means of promoting traffic safety in the cities of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3075	To promote school zone safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3076	Providing additional funding for the affordable housing trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3078	Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3079	Relative to special license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3080	Relative to the Airport Safety and Maintenance Program.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3081	Relative to state purchasing power for privately-owned public-use airports.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3082	Relative to the Massachusetts DOT Aviation Division Capital Expenditure Program.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3083	Relative to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Aviation Division Operating Budget	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3085	Relative to the Ride Service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3087	Relative to motor fuels	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3089	Relative to establishing speed limits on certain local roads	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3091	Relative to active streets and healthy communities	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3095	Relative to motorcycle helmet choice	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3096	Relative to inspections for new automobiles.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3100	Relative to speed limits	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3102	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3103	Establishing mileage based numbering for exits along interstate highways	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3104	Establishing mileage based numbering for exits along interstate highways	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3105	Relative to expired licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3106	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for paratroopers	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3108	Establishing a distinctive motor vehicle license plate for the University of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3109	Relative to the study of open road tolling in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3114	Relative to special veterans license plates.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3115	Relative to the transfer of a certain road to the Commonwealth.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3116	Increasing access to medical care for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3117	Relative to Route 128 interchange improvements	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3120	Regulating the posting of speed limits	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3121	To authorize transportation revenues to be collected in high occupancy vehicle lanes from single passenger vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3122	Requiring specially marked licenses for repeat offenders who drive under the influence of intoxicating liquors or controlled substances	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3123	Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3125	Relative to safe driving in school speed zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3126	Relative to transportation finance and equity	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3127	Authorizing the establishment of recreational safety zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3128	Relative to safe and healthy travel	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3129	Relative to speed limits	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3130	Relative to tolls on the Tobin/Mystic River Bridge and Sumner Tunnel	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3131	Relative to the tolls at the Sumner Tunnel	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3132	Exempting certain elderly persons from paying tolls.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3133	Eliminating transit fares for certain members of the armed services and their dependents.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3134	Relative to tolls on the Tobin/Mystic River Bridge.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3135	Authorizing the Department of Highways to acquire a certain dam in the town of Norwood	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3137	To eliminate the tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3138	Relative to funeral processions.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3139	Establishing the commuter rail patrons bill of rights	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3140	Relative to motorcycle safety with malfunctioning traffic signals not detecting motorcycles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3141	Relative to contract assistance for Central Artery debt of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3142	Relative to the establishment of a vehicle mileage user fee pilot program by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3143	Relative to license fees for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3145	To preserve historic markers	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3147	Relative to motorcycle safety.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3148	Relative to certain passengers on motorcycles.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3149	Further regulating motorcycle sound levels	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3151	Relative to the Support Our Troops distinctive registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3152	Relative to reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3155	Relative to a violence prevention education license plate	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3156	To establish driver education and training reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3157	To establish a democracy fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3159	Relative to charitable donation of automobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3160	Relative to the use of the Neponset Valley Parkway in the town of Milton	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3162	Relative to motorist safety from commercial vehicles.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3163	Relative to Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol vehicles and trailers	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3164	Relative to the sustainability of the trucking industry	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3165	Relative to the creation of a motor carrier advisory council	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3167	Relative to the Chapter 90 program	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3170	Relative to railroad crossings	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3171	Establishing the Massachusetts transportation infrastructure revolving fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3172	Relative to the MBTA's Copley and Science Park Stations	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3173	Relative to historic preservation	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3174	To enhance Chapter 90 funding of local road construction	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3175	Increasing the speed limit on the Massachusetts Turnpike and on roadways with a posted limit of sixty-five miles per hour	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3176	Expiration of a nonresident enrolled student license	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3283	Relative to motor carrier railroad employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3284	Relative to transportation investment, regional fairness, and accountability to state policies	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3301	To manage traffic related to retail agricultural businesses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3325	Authorizing the City of Pittsfield to prohibit heavy commercial vehicles from travelling from the Lanesborough town line unto Highland Avenue and/or Pecks Road to point where the streets intersect with Valentine Road	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3370	Requiring MassDOT to provide notice and mitigation if MassDOT removes trees	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3371	Relative to temporary license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3406	Relative to access to Registry of Motor Vehicle information	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3407	To establish public memorials	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3470	Relative to bus driver testing and requirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3489	Relative to military license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3546	Authorizing the city of Quincy to establish neighborhood speed reduction zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3755	To provide young drivers with more practical driving experience	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
H3758	Establishing a commuter tolling program for transit over the turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1634	To authorize firefighter motorcycle license plates.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1637	Relative to motor vehicle registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1638	Relative to driver's licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1641	Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1642	To voluntarily provide certain medical information on drivers licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1645	Relative to safely passing on the left	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1646	Relative to transportation investment, regional fairness, and accountability to state policies	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1650	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1652	Relative to the protection of motorists and residential neighborhoods	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1654	Relative to traffic enforcement cameras	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1655	Establishing a more equitable public transit fare structure	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1657	Relative to license renewal fees for Massachusetts veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1658	Relative to MassDOT specifications.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1659	To provide concurrent police authority for Massachusetts Port Authority properties	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1660	Relative to special veterans plates.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1661	Relative to ignition interlock devices.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1662	To allow hybrid and alternate fuel vehicles in hov-designated highway lanes.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1663	Relative to motorcycle exhaust system sound levels	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1665	Eliminating the use of capital funds for operating and personnel expenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1666	Relative to the protection of pedestrians at crosswalks	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1667	Professionalizing the delivery of core services of the Registry of Motor Vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1668	To promote safe driving	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1669	Directing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to install sound barriers in Quincy and Braintree	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1671	Directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway noise study in Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1673	Authorizing the department of highways to include mileage markers on hospital signs	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1674	Relative to the junior operator penalties.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1676	Relative to proper notification of license renewal	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1680	Provide for an air bag on-off switch to ensure safety to women, children and individuals with medical conditions.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1684	Relative to pedestrian safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1685	Relative propane powered vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1688	Relative to drowsy driving	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1689	Relative to motor vehicle registrations	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1690	Relative to funeral processions	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1691	Relative to lawful presence	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1693	Relative to the transportation of individuals seated in wheelchairs	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1696	To require restroom breaks for public transit	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1697	Relative to noncriminal disposition of parking violations	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1698	Relative to do not resuscitate registration	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1699	Enhancing local road construction	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1700	Relative to disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1702	To grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1703	To provide greater protection in registry of motor vehicle hearings	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1704	Freezing the tolls on the Massachusetts turnpike and the metropolitan highway system	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1705	Prohibiting tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1706	Promoting fairness and equity in transportation planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1707	Providing for public input into public transit decisions	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1708	Increasing protection against drivers under the influence of drugs.	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1709	Promoting road safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1710	Relative to increasing the civil fines and financial responsibilities and criminal penalties of motorists who violate the right of way of other motorists, motorcyclists, bicyclists and/or pedestrians, resulting in serious bodily injury and/or death	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1711	Relative to special veterans plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1715	Relative to commercial fees	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1716	Establishing a distinctive registration plate supporting public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1721	Relative to school bus safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1722	Relative to high speed chases	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1723	Relative to the use of road flaggers and police details on public works projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1724	Establishing a pilot program for traffic violation monitoring system	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces
S1854	Promoting motor vehicle safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4443	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3003

Establishing an autism spectrum disorder designation on driver’s licenses and identification cards and criminal justice training relative to autism spectrum disorders