MA H1916

Bill

Establishing the Blue Star Family license plate

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/29/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to establishing the Blue Star Family license plate in honor of police officers killed in the line of duty. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the "Blue Star Family" license plate in honor of police officers killed in the line of duty. The bill requires the registrar to provide a distinctive "Blue Star Family" license plate or emblem at no charge to the parent, child, or spouse of a police officer from a police department, the state police, or the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police who has been killed while on duty. The bill defines a police officer as being killed in the line of duty in a manner that would make them eligible to be placed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (51)

Tom Walsh (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Dan Cahill (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Nick Collins (D), Brendan Crighton (D), William Crocker (R), Claire Cronin (D), Josh Cutler (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), David DeCoste (R), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Michelle DuBois (D), James Dwyer (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Carole Fiola (D), Colleen Garry (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Stephen Hay (D), Bradford Hill (R), Kate Hogan (D), Steven Howitt (R), Dan Hunt (D), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Peter Kocot (D), Kevin Kuros (R), Barbara L'Italien (D), Marc Lombardo (R), Joan Lovely (D), Juana Matias (D), Thomas McGee (D), Paul McMurtry (D), James Miceli (D), Mike Moore (D), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), Harold Naughton (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), John Rogers (D), Frank Smizik (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Paul Tucker (D), Dave Vieira (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1916

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1916
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1916.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1305	Relative to officer-involved deaths or injuries	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1807	Allowing for a Legion of Merit license plate	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H1825	Exempting veterans from the standard registration fee for veterans license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H1832	Requiring license plates for bicycles	Accompanied a study order, see H4597	Similar To
H2425	Relative to handicap automobile licenses or placards	No further action taken	Similar To
H3885	Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4085	Increasing The Maximum Age To Be Eligible For Appointment As A Special Police Officer In The City Of Somerville	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4146	Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4918	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1371	Relative to police training	Accompanied S1328	Similar To
S1377	Further defining a Hate Crime	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1452	Exempting certain positions in the police department of the town of Millis from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 33 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S1998	Providing for a distinctive registration plate for Olympians	Accompanied a study order, see S2483	Similar To
S2138	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To

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MA H1916

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