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MA H3642

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rob Consalvo

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Prohibits operating motor vehicles with headlamps that flicker, cannot maintain consistent brightness, are improperly installed, or lack pulse width modulation technology to prevent flickering
  • Bans the manufacture, sale, or trade of motor vehicle headlamps that fail to meet these same flickering and brightness standards
  • Grants the Registrar of Motor Vehicles authority to establish additional quality standards for headlamps
  • Requires the Registrar to promulgate implementing regulations within 180 days of the act's passage
  • Amends Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws by modifying Section 7 and adding new Section 9E

Legislative Description

Relative to retrofit headlights in vehicles

Last Action

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

8/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means8/18/2025
Transportation2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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