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Lawmakers hear push to codify rules allowing 25‑year imported 'kei' vehicles to be registered in Massachusetts
Summary
Supporters including collectors and importers urged the Joint Committee on Transportation to back bills (H.3698 and H.4053) that would codify registration rules for 25‑year‑old imported vehicles — commonly known as kei cars — after a 2024 Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) action temporarily restricted registrations.
Representative Howitt told the Joint Committee on Transportation he filed three bills addressing different consumer concerns; one of them, H.3698, would amend Massachusetts General Laws and Chapter 90 to clarify that vehicles 25 years or older imported under 49 C.F.R. Part 591 (as referenced in testimony) may be registered in the Commonwealth.
"Following the events that transpired in 2024, there has emerged an evident need for this policy regarding k vehicles to become law in the Commonwealth to both protect the current and future…
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