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H3742 • 2025

An Act promoting personal access of driving records

An Act promoting personal access of driving records

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Sponsor
Paul McMurtry
Last action
2025-12-24
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act promoting personal access of driving records

An Act promoting personal access of driving records By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act promoting personal access of driving records By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3742) of Paul McMurtry that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles be authorized to make driving records available online for informational purposes.
  • Transportation.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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. 2025-12-24 House

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

  2. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act promoting personal access of driving records
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3742) of Paul McMurtry that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles be authorized to make driving records available online for informational purposes. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3742

Section 1A of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- The registrar shall make a person’s driving records available online for informational purposes.

Such records shall be considered unattested and need not be certified with the signature of the registrar, but shall include any suspensions, outstanding tickets or other citations issued to the driver.

Such records shall be updated regularly to reflect the most accurate information available, consistent with the way in which attested driving records are maintained for law enforcement agencies.

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