Massachusetts · Bill 3739 · 194th General Court

An Act allowing for partial payment of fines relating to driver’s license suspension or revocation

H 3739 Sponsored by Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3739) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., for legislation to authorize the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to accept partial payment of fines for suspension or revocation of licenses. Transportation.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Transportation · Joint Committee on Transportation
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Transportation
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Sep 4, 2025 Joint Committee on Transportation Committee report: Favorable (Favorable)
Members

Yes · 11

Not voting · 1

Other · 1

 11–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.