MA S1975

Bill

MA S1975

Enabling innovation in the automotive industry to create the highly efficient vehicles of tomorrow

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to enable innovation in the automotive industry to create the highly efficient vehicles of tomorrow. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enable innovation in the automotive industry by creating a new vehicle category called "Aeropod." Aeropods are defined as alternative fuel vehicles with three wheels and an enclosed occupant compartment. The bill modifies existing vehicle regulations in several ways to accommodate the unique design of Aeropods, including allowing rear-facing cameras instead of rearview mirrors, alternative lighting and registration plate configurations, and the use of polycarbonate for driver visibility. The goal is to facilitate the development and adoption of highly efficient vehicles of the future.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Michael Rodrigues (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2484 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1975

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1975
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1975.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1860	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1879	Regulating rental car companies	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H1880	Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H983	Relative to police pursuits	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1908	Relative to hands free cell phone devices	Accompanied a new draft, see S2058	Similar To
S1990	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	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1991	To enhance the license plate system of the commonwealth	Referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1998	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for Olympians	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2000	Relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licensees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2058	To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities	New draft substituted, see S2092	Similar To
S2092	To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities	Reprinted, as amended, see S2103	Similar To
S2103	To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities	No further action taken	Similar To
S2106	Similar Bills	See S2092	Similar To
S2484	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S568	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1860

To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H1879

Regulating rental car companies

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

Similar To

H1880

Relative to lights for ambulances, fire apparatus and law enforcement vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

Similar To

H983

Relative to police pursuits

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1908

Relative to hands free cell phone devices

Accompanied a new draft, see S2058

Similar To

S1990

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

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

Similar To

S1991

To enhance the license plate system of the commonwealth

Referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1998

Providing for a distinctive registration plate for Olympians

Accompanied a study order, see S2483

Similar To

S2000

Relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licensees

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

Similar To

S2058

To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities

New draft substituted, see S2092

Similar To

S2092

To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities

Reprinted, as amended, see S2103

Similar To

S2103

To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities

No further action taken

Similar To

S2106

Similar Bills

See S2092

Similar To

S2484

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S568

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

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

Similar To

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Last Action

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