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H4326 • 2025

An Act to ensure financial viability in the transportation of farm goods

An Act to ensure financial viability in the transportation of farm goods

Agriculture
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Sponsor
James C. Arena-DeRosa
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to ensure financial viability in the transportation of farm goods

An Act to ensure financial viability in the transportation of farm goods By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James C.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to ensure financial viability in the transportation of farm goods By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James C.
  • Arena-DeRosa and Kathleen R.
  • LaNatra relative to the transportation of farm goods.
  • 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. 2026-01-27 House

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

  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. 2025-07-24 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. 2025-07-14 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation

  7. 2025-03-20 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act to ensure financial viability in the transportation of farm goods
By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James C. Arena-DeRosa and Kathleen R. LaNatra relative to the transportation of farm goods. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4326

Section 30A of Chapter 85 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding to subsection (5), prior to the last sentence of that paragraph, the following words:-

“However, a farmer or person involved in the harvesting of forest products as defined by the regulations of the registry of motor vehicles, who is operating multiple vehicles under a single farm plate registration under the provisions of MGL Chapter 90 Section 5, shall be required to pay a single fee which shall cover permits for all vehicles operating under said registration. The fee shall be based on that vehicle operating under this registration, with the greatest difference between the weight for which the permit is issued and the weight for which the vehicle is registered.”

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