HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3388 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3062 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Angelo M. Scaccia _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act requiring public telephones to be equipped with a headset for hearing amplification. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Angelo M. Scaccia | 14th Suffolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3388 FILED ON: 1/21/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3062 By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3062) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to require public telephones to be equipped with hearing amplification devices. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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, NO. 3115 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act requiring public telephones to be equipped with a headset for hearing amplification.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 84E of chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph after paragraph (c): — (d) The office shall oversee all public telephones in the Commonwealth to make sure that wherever one or more telephones are located in a public place for public use, whether coin operated or free, at least one of the phones must be equipped with a handset for hearing amplification. |
