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H3740 • 2025

An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles

An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles

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Sponsor
Joseph D. McKenna
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5143
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles

An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3740) of Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles.
  • 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. 2026-02-25 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5143

  2. 2025-10-21 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-11:45 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-10-15 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-10-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to allow hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles
By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3740) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to hardship licenses and interlocking ignition devices on motorcycles. Transportation.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3740

SECTION 1. Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2010 official edition is hereby amended by adding the following section; section XX, nothing shall prevent or prohibit the Registrar in the Commonwealth from allowing equal opportunity for an individual to request a hearing for a hardship license for the operation of motorcycles in accordance with sections 4 paragraph (C)(1) through (C)(3 3/4) of said section 24.

SECTION 2. Section 24 ½ of chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2010 official edition by adding the following section; Section XX, for the purpose of section 24 ½, a motorcycle shall be considered a ‘vehicle’ and nothing shall prevent or prohibit the Registrar from allowing the installation of certified ignition interlocking devices on such motorcycles in accordance with said section.

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