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H3782 • 2025

An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates

An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates

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Sponsor
Alan Silvia
Last action
2025-09-29
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates

An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3782) of Alan Silvia and others for legislation to reduce registration fees on veteran plates.
  • Transportation.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-29 House

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

  2. 2025-07-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to reduce the fee for motor vehicle veteran registration plates
By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3782) of Alan Silvia and others for legislation to reduce registration fees on veteran plates. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3782

SECTION 1. Chapter 90 Section 2, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 466 through 469, inclusive, the sentence: “There shall be an annual $20 fee for such "VETERAN'' plates in addition to the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles.” and inserting in place thereof the following:- “The fee for such “VETERAN” plates shall be the established registration fee for private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles.”

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other general or special law, or regulation to the contrary, the fee for the issuance or renewal of distinctive motor vehicle registration plates bearing the word “VETERAN” under the fifteenth paragraph of section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of this act, shall not be increased by any additional registration or special fees.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect 270 days after its passage.

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