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MA H3698

MA H3698
Relative to a feasibility study of a taxi license database


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Introduced
07/02/2015
In Committee
04/04/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelative to the feasibility of a taxi driver license database. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study the feasibility of creating a real-time database that would link license suspensions from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) with taxi driver licenses, aiming to improve public safety by ensuring taxi drivers do not operate with suspended licenses. The commission will comprise eleven members, including appointees from the governor, the registrar of the RMV, a police chief, members of the state senate and house of representatives, the attorney general, and a representative from the Boston Taxi Drivers Association. This commission is tasked with reporting its findings and any proposed legislation to implement its recommendations to the clerks of the Senate and House by July 31, 2016.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (18)

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (on 04/04/2016)

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