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H3805 • 2025

An Act relative to electronic toll payments

An Act relative to electronic toll payments

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Sponsor
Tommy Vitolo
Last action
2026-01-07
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to electronic toll payments

An Act relative to electronic toll payments By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to electronic toll payments By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3805) of Tommy Vitolo relative to electronic toll payments.
  • Transportation.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-07 House

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

  2. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  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 electronic toll payments
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3805) of Tommy Vitolo relative to electronic toll payments. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3805

Section 13 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(d) Information on tolls, including, where applicable, toll usage, tolls due, balance, late and other fees, fines, penalties and other amounts due associated with toll or other transactions and payment options shall be made available through an online database that is searchable by both (i) vehicle registration number and (ii) date of toll assessment. Such information shall be accessible through the online database within 1 business day of a toll being assessed. Information for accessing the online database shall be printed on a sign visible to drivers at the point where a toll is assessed. No invoice issued by the department to a vehicle’s registered owner of record or responsible party for purposes of collecting tolls shall be mailed fewer than 7 days after the assessment of a toll.

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