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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 796 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2212
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brendan P. Crighton
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the Move Over Law.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Brendan P. CrightonThird Essex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 796 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2212
By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2212) of Brendan P. Crighton for
legislation relative to the Move Over Law. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2296 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the Move Over Law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 7C of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Recovery vehicle” the
3following definition:-
4 "Utility vehicle," a vehicle being used to install, maintain, repair, operate or restore
5communications service, electric or gas distribution or transmission service in an emergency and
6that is operated by an employee of or a person under contract with a company incorporated for
7the transmission of intelligence by electricity or by telephone or an electric distribution,
8transmission or distribution company as defined by section 1 of chapter 164. 2 of 2
9 SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is
10hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the following words:- “,
11utility vehicle”.
12 SECTION 3. Paragraph (1) of said subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as
13so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the
14following words:- “, utility vehicle”.