KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Massachusetts

H3736 • 2025

An Act relative to expired licenses

An Act relative to expired licenses

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Christopher M. Markey
Last action
2025-10-20
Official status
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act relative to expired licenses

An Act relative to expired licenses By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to expired licenses By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3736) of Christopher M.
  • Markey relative to the operation of motor vehicles by persons with expired drivers licenses.
  • Transportation.

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. 2025-10-20 House

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  3. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to expired licenses
By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3736) of Christopher M. Markey relative to the operation of motor vehicles by persons with expired drivers licenses. Transportation.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
×

Bill H.3736

Chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after Section 10 the following section:-

Section 10A. “No person who is operating a motor vehicle on an expired license shall be in violation of section 10 of this chapter, however, a person who operates a motor vehicle on an expired license shall be responsible for a civil violation with a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00), if the expiration is less than ninety days old, and one hundred dollars ($100.00) if such expiration is ninety days or greater.”

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The General Court provides this information as a public service and while we endeavor to keep the data accurate and current to the best of our ability, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Close