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Mass. bill would create firefighter motorcycle license plates, add $10 fee for academy fund
Summary
Representatives Todd M. Smola and Steven G. Xiarhos filed House Bill 3786 to authorize the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to issue special firefighter motorcycle license plates to current and retired municipal firefighters; the bill adds a $10 issuance and renewal fee to be paid to the Massachusetts Firefighters Academy Trust Fund.
A bill filed in the Massachusetts House would authorize the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to issue special firefighter motorcycle license plates to current and retired municipal firefighters and require an additional $10 issuance and renewal fee to fund the Massachusetts Firefighters Academy Trust Fund.
The bill (House No. 3786, House Docket No. 2821), presented by Representative Todd M. Smola of Warren and joined by Representative Steven G. Xiarhos, was filed Jan. 16, 2025, and notes "Transportation," indicating referral to the House Transportation committee. The filing also notes a similar matter was filed in the prior legislative session as House No. 3427 (2023–2024).
Under the bill text, an insertion of Section 6D into Chapter 90 of the General Laws would require the registrar, upon payment of the fee required in Section 33, to furnish a "special distinctive firefighter motorcycle license plate" to members of any municipal fire department or members retired in good standing for use on private motorcycles owned and operated by such firefighters. The bill requires certification to the registrar from the head of the fire department that the applicant is or was a member of the department.
In addition to the existing fee referenced in Section 33, the bill specifies an additional fee of $10 for issuance and renewal of the firefighter motorcycle plate. The registrar would collect that $10 and pay it to the Massachusetts Firefighters Academy Trust Fund pursuant to Section 165A of Chapter 6 of the General Laws.
The filing is an introduced bill; the transcript does not record committee action, votes, or an enacted outcome. The bill text as filed sets eligibility and certification requirements and designates the $10 payment destination; it does not set design details for the plate, an implementation schedule, or an effective date beyond standard statutory processes.
If the House Transportation committee follows normal procedure, the bill would be assigned a committee docket for hearings and possible amendment; the transcript itself contains no such schedule or decision.
