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JUNE
24, 2010
Op-Ed:
Taking Action to Prevent Distracted Driving
Portable technologies such as cell phones and text messaging devices have become a commonplace fixture in our everyday lives. Incidents of distracted driving have risen to unprecedented levels across our nation. According to the United States Department of Transportation, in 2008, at any given time during the day there were more than 800,000 drivers using hand-held devices while driving. These and other troublesome statistics have compelled many legislators across the country to take action and work to prevent this growing trend.
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JUNE
2, 2010
House
Passes Bill to Join National Popular Vote Compact
State
Representative Geraldo Alicea united with his
colleagues in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives in passing legislation to join
an interstate compact ensuring that the
candidate who wins the national popular vote is
elected President of the United States.
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JUNE
1, 2010
House
Passes Legislation Regulating Use of All-Terrain
Vehicles
State
Representative Geraldo Alicea joined his
colleagues in the Massachusetts House of
Representatives in passing legislation
prohibiting anyone under 14 years of age from
operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and
imposing strict penalties upon those who ride
ATV’s recklessly or negligently.
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May
27, 2010
House Passes Criminal Offender Record Information Reform
State Representative Geraldo Alicea joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in passing legislation reforming the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system and reducing the time period in which records can be accessed to 10 years for felony convictions and five years for misdemeanors.
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May
13, 2010
House Passes Alicea ‘Novelty Lighter’ Bill
Representative Geraldo Alicea (D-Charlton) announced today that the House has engrossed a bill that would prohibit the sale and distribution of novelty lighters in the Commonwealth. The bill, which was filed by Alicea at the beginning of the 2009-2010 legislative session, passed in the House on May 4th and now advances to the Senate for approval.
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