MA H4438

Bill

MA H4438

Transportation Committee Study Order

Introduced
06/29/2016

In Committee
06/29/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Transportation Committee Study Order

AI Summary

This bill directs the Transportation Committee to conduct an investigation and study of numerous House documents, all related to transportation issues, during a recess of the General Court, which is the legislative body of Massachusetts. The committee is required to report its findings and any proposed legislative changes to the Clerk of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Transportation (Joint)

Last Action

Reported, in part, by H3043 (on 06/29/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4438

(91 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4438
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4438.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2934	Relative to fees for veteran and National Guard registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2935	Relative to junior operator’s licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2939	Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2940	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 H4438	Replaces
H2941	Relative to the soundproofing program facilitated by the Massachusetts Port Authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2942	To regulate the training and supervision of snowmobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2943	Directing certain payments to cities and towns by the Massport authority	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2944	Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2945	Further regulating junior operator licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2946	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2948	Relative to amending the Junior Operator Law	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2950	Relative to pedestrian public safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2954	Relative to commercial driver licensing	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2955	To allow oral examinations for learning permits	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2959	Resolve relative to construction on Route 3	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2960	Providing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2962	Relative to the access of computer terminals by private detectives licensed by the Department of State Police	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2967	Relative to noncriminal disposition of parking violations	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2969	Relative to electric vehicles in high occupancy lanes	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2970	Relative to the high occupancy vehicle lane	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2971	To decrease the Veterans’ Plate fee	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2972	To provide young drivers with more practical driving experience	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2973	Relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2978	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 H4438	Replaces
H2979	Exempting Veterans from the standard registration fee for Veterans license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2981	Relative to special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2988	Relative to the elimination of an annual fee by veterans for distinctive license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2989	Relative to lawful presence	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2990	Relative to motor vehicle registration	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2991	Relative to distinctive registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2994	Entitling residents west of 128 to discounted access to the Massachusetts Turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2997	Relative to low digit number plates on leased vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H2999	Establishing a payroll tax to increase funding of mass transportation and establishing a transportation finance advisory board	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3001	To establish the speed limit for US Route 3	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3004	To prevent jaywalking	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3005	To ensure pedestrian safety on traffic islands	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3010	Relative to commercial vehicle registration	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3013	Relative to the Massachusetts Aeronautics Division	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3016	Promoting children safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3017	Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3019	Relative to the protection of pedestrians and cyclists	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3027	Relative to motorist safety from commercial vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3029	Relative to establishing speed limits on certain local roads	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3034	Relative to motorcycle helmet choice	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3038	Relative to speed limits	Accompanied a new draft, see H4470	Replaces
H3040	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3043	An act relative to expired licenses	Recommitted to the committee on Transportation	Replaces
H3046	To establish public memorials	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3047	Relative to access to Registry of Motor Vehicle information	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3051	Relative to military license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3056	Regarding Right of Way Violations	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3057	Increasing access to medical care for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3059	Relative to Route 128 interchange improvements	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3061	Relative to online driver education	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3062	Regulating the posting of speed limits	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3063	Establishing a commuter tolling program for transit over the turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3064	Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3067	Relative to safe driving in school speed zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3070	Relative to speed limits	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3075	Requiring MassDOT to provide notice and mitigation if MassDOT removes trees	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3077	Relative to the requirements for distinctive registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3079	To eliminate the tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3080	Establishing the commuter rail patrons bill of rights	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3081	Relative to motorcycle and bicycle safety with malfunctioning traffic signals not detecting motorcycles or bicycles	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3082	Relative to funeral processions	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3084	To reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3087	To authorize firefighter motorcycle license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3089	Relative to the use of liquid calcium chloride on state highways	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3092	Allowing free of charge service branch designation license plates for disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3103	To establish a democracy fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3104	To establish driver education and training reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3105	Relative to the use of the Neponset Valley Parkway in the town of Milton	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3106	Relative to charitable donation of automobiles	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3109	Relative to Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol vehicles and trailers	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3110	Relative to tolls on the Tobin/Mystic River Bridge and Sumner Tunnel	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3111	Relative to the tolls at the Sumner Tunnel	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3112	Exempting certain elderly persons from paying tolls	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3113	Relative to tolls on the Tobin/Mystic River Bridge	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3115	Relative to the sustainability of the trucking industry	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3118	Relative to the creation of a motor carrier advisory council	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3122	To amend Section 20, Chapter 8M of the General Laws relative to use of mobile telephone, hands free mobile electronic device by junior operators	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3123	Relative to motorist safety from commercial vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3124	Relative to the expiration of a nonresident enrolled student license	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3125	Relative to student visas and drivers licenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3314	Relative to fees for veterans plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
H3613	For a reliable, sustainable Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3692	Relative to carriers of property by motor vehicle	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3706	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4438	Replaces
S2032	To prohibit the use of mobile telephones while operating a motor vehicle	New draft substituted as amended, see S2093	Similar To
S2088	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2178	Establishing an autism spectrum disorder designation on driver’s licenses and identification cards and criminal justice training relative to autism spectrum disorders	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2934

Relative to fees for veteran and National Guard registration plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2935

Relative to junior operator’s licenses

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2939

Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2940

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 H4438

Replaces

H2941

Relative to the soundproofing program facilitated by the Massachusetts Port Authority

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2942

To regulate the training and supervision of snowmobiles

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2943

Directing certain payments to cities and towns by the Massport authority

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2944

Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2945

Further regulating junior operator licenses

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2946

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2948

Relative to amending the Junior Operator Law

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2950

Relative to pedestrian public safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2954

Relative to commercial driver licensing

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2955

To allow oral examinations for learning permits

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2959

Resolve relative to construction on Route 3

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2960

Providing for a Legion of Merit license plate

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2962

Relative to the access of computer terminals by private detectives licensed by the Department of State Police

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2967

Relative to noncriminal disposition of parking violations

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2969

Relative to electric vehicles in high occupancy lanes

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2970

Relative to the high occupancy vehicle lane

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2971

To decrease the Veterans’ Plate fee

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2972

To provide young drivers with more practical driving experience

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2973

Relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2978

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 H4438

Replaces

H2979

Exempting Veterans from the standard registration fee for Veterans license plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2981

Relative to special regulations for vehicle specific checkpoints

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2988

Relative to the elimination of an annual fee by veterans for distinctive license plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2989

Relative to lawful presence

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2990

Relative to motor vehicle registration

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2991

Relative to distinctive registration plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2994

Entitling residents west of 128 to discounted access to the Massachusetts Turnpike

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2997

Relative to low digit number plates on leased vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H2999

Establishing a payroll tax to increase funding of mass transportation and establishing a transportation finance advisory board

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3001

To establish the speed limit for US Route 3

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3004

To prevent jaywalking

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3005

To ensure pedestrian safety on traffic islands

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3010

Relative to commercial vehicle registration

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3013

Relative to the Massachusetts Aeronautics Division

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3016

Promoting children safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3017

Relative to distinctive registration plates for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3019

Relative to the protection of pedestrians and cyclists

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3027

Relative to motorist safety from commercial vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3029

Relative to establishing speed limits on certain local roads

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3034

Relative to motorcycle helmet choice

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3038

Relative to speed limits

Accompanied a new draft, see H4470

Replaces

H3040

Providing for a distinctive registration plate for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3043

An act relative to expired licenses

Recommitted to the committee on Transportation

Replaces

H3046

To establish public memorials

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3047

Relative to access to Registry of Motor Vehicle information

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3051

Relative to military license plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3056

Regarding Right of Way Violations

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3057

Increasing access to medical care for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3059

Relative to Route 128 interchange improvements

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3061

Relative to online driver education

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3062

Regulating the posting of speed limits

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3063

Establishing a commuter tolling program for transit over the turnpike

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3064

Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3067

Relative to safe driving in school speed zones

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3070

Relative to speed limits

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3075

Requiring MassDOT to provide notice and mitigation if MassDOT removes trees

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3077

Relative to the requirements for distinctive registration plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3079

To eliminate the tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3080

Establishing the commuter rail patrons bill of rights

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3081

Relative to motorcycle and bicycle safety with malfunctioning traffic signals not detecting motorcycles or bicycles

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3082

Relative to funeral processions

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3084

To reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3087

To authorize firefighter motorcycle license plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3089

Relative to the use of liquid calcium chloride on state highways

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3092

Allowing free of charge service branch designation license plates for disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3103

To establish a democracy fund

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3104

To establish driver education and training reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3105

Relative to the use of the Neponset Valley Parkway in the town of Milton

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3106

Relative to charitable donation of automobiles

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3109

Relative to Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol vehicles and trailers

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3110

Relative to tolls on the Tobin/Mystic River Bridge and Sumner Tunnel

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3111

Relative to the tolls at the Sumner Tunnel

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3112

Exempting certain elderly persons from paying tolls

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3113

Relative to tolls on the Tobin/Mystic River Bridge

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3115

Relative to the sustainability of the trucking industry

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3118

Relative to the creation of a motor carrier advisory council

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3122

To amend Section 20, Chapter 8M of the General Laws relative to use of mobile telephone, hands free mobile electronic device by junior operators

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3123

Relative to motorist safety from commercial vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3124

Relative to the expiration of a nonresident enrolled student license

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3125

Relative to student visas and drivers licenses

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3314

Relative to fees for veterans plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

H3613

For a reliable, sustainable Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

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

Similar To

H3692

Relative to carriers of property by motor vehicle

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

Similar To

H3706

Relative to bicycle safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4438

Replaces

S2032

To prohibit the use of mobile telephones while operating a motor vehicle

New draft substituted as amended, see S2093

Similar To

S2088

Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses

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

Similar To

S2178

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

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

Similar To

Bill > H4438

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