H3746 • 2025

An Act prohibiting the practice of coal rolling

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Sponsor: Brian W. Murray
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act prohibiting the practice of coal rolling

An Act prohibiting the practice of coal rolling By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act prohibiting the practice of coal rolling By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3746) of Brian W.
Murray and Kristin E.
Kassner for legislation to establish a penalty for the retrofitting of certain diesel-powered vehicles with alternate emission devices.

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Bill History

2026-02-19 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-02-19 House
Rules suspended
2026-02-19 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-01-27 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
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
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
2025-10-09 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Transportation
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act prohibiting the practice of coal rolling
By Representative Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3746) of Brian W. Murray and Kristin E. Kassner for legislation to establish a penalty for the retrofitting of certain diesel-powered vehicles with alternate emission devices. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.3746

Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16B, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, the following section:-

Section 16C. (a) No person shall retrofit a diesel-powered vehicle with a device, smoke stack or other equipment that enhances the vehicle’s capacity to emit soot, smoke or other particular emissions.

(b) No person operating a diesel-powered vehicle shall intentionally release significant quantities of soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions into the air, onto roadways or other vehicles in a manner that obstructs or obscures another person's view of the roadway, other users of the roadway, or a traffic control device or otherwise creates a hazard to a driver.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1000.

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