MA S416

Bill

MA S416

Establishing a snowmobile educational safety program

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a snowmobile educational safety program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a snowmobile educational safety program and related provisions to promote safe snow vehicle operation and recreation. It amends existing laws to require individuals to complete a snowmobile safety education program to operate a snow vehicle, with specific age-related exceptions for supervised operation. The bill also creates a "Recreational Trail Land Acquisition Trust Fund" funded by a new trail land acquisition stamp fee on snowmobile registrations, which will be used to acquire land for public snow vehicle recreational trails, with provisions for other recreational uses as well. Additionally, it introduces penalties for operating wheeled motor vehicles on designated snowmobile trails and requires snowmobile operators on public land to display a membership trail decal from an approved club. The bill also includes various effective dates and transition periods for these new regulations.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (15)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Gailanne Cariddi (D), Stephen DiNatale (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Donald Humason (R), Kay Khan (D), Stephen Kulik (D), Paul Mark (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Michael Rodrigues (D), John Scibak (D), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S1955 (on 06/29/2015)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S416

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S416
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S416
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S416.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3856	Special procedures for consideration of the House bill to improve public records	Adopted	Similar To
H627	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4574	Similar To
H708	Establishing a snowmobile educational safety program	Accompanied a new draft, see S1955	Similar To
H715	Protecting sunlight in certain public parks	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H752	Providing for the establishment of a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change	Accompanied S451	Similar To
S1191	Requiring automated external defibrillators in schools	New draft substituted, see S2449	Similar To
S1818	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S1833	To promote and advance motorcycle safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1859	Relative to pedestrian safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S1879	Relative to cyclist safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S1955	Establishing a snowmobile educational safety program	New draft substituted, see S2515	Replaced by
S2515	Establishing a snowmobile educational safety program	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S423	Relative to the moose population in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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