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H1070 • 2025

An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend

An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend

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Sponsor
Susannah M. Whipps
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend

An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1070) of Susannah M.
  • Whipps and others relative to non-residents operating snowmobiles during a free snowmobile weekend.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 House

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

  2. 2025-12-22 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-10-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-09-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to establish a free snowmobile weekend
By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1070) of Susannah M. Whipps and others relative to non-residents operating snowmobiles during a free snowmobile weekend. Environment and Natural Resources.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1070

Chapter 90B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the following section:-

Section XX. “In conjunction with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, or its successor organization, a three-day “free snowmobile weekend” shall be established annually by the Massachusetts Office of Law Enforcement on a mutually agreeable weekend during the winter snowmobiling season.

For the purposes of this section a “free snowmobile weekend” is defined as Friday, Saturday, Sunday during which Massachusetts snowmobile registration and Trail Pass provided by the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs is not required for non-residents to operate snowmobiles on public lands, or private lands under agreement with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs, provided said non-resident has proof of a valid registration in any state or Canadian province”.

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