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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 641 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3789
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas M. Stanley
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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 :DATE ADDED:Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex1/10/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 641 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3789
By Representative Stanley of Waltham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3789) of
Thomas M. Stanley relative to the move over law, so-called. Transportation.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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 2022
2Official Edition, is amended by inserting after the definition of “Recovery vehicle” the following
32 definitions:-
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.
9 “Disabled vehicle”, a motor vehicle that has been abandoned or rendered inoperable by
10mechanical failure or accident. 2 of 2
11 SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is
12hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the following words:- “,
13utility vehicle or disabled vehicle”.
14 SECTION 3. Paragraph (1) of said subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as
15so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the
16following words:- “, utility vehicle or disabled vehicle”.