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H1195 • 2025

An Act relative to eliminating surcharges for vehicle inspection violations

An Act relative to eliminating surcharges for vehicle inspection violations

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Sponsor
Steven S. Howitt
Last action
2025-12-01
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4777
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to eliminating surcharges for vehicle inspection violations

An Act relative to eliminating surcharges for vehicle inspection violations By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to eliminating surcharges for vehicle inspection violations By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1195) of Steven S.
  • Howitt and Samantha Montaño relative to eliminating surcharges for motor vehicle inspection violations.
  • Financial Services.

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. 2025-12-01 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4777

  2. 2025-05-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/27/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to eliminating surcharges for vehicle inspection violations
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1195) of Steven S. Howitt and Samantha Montaño relative to eliminating surcharges for motor vehicle inspection violations. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1195

SECTION 1. Section 7A of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

A penalty imposed for a violation of this section shall not be considered a moving violation for the purpose of determining insurance surcharges on motor vehicle premiums pursuant to Section 113B of Chapter 175.

SECTION 2. Section 7V of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

A penalty imposed for a violation of this section shall not be considered a moving violation for the purpose of determining insurance surcharges on motor vehicle premiums pursuant to Section 113B of Chapter 175.

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