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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 180 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3814
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Susannah M. Whipps
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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 increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 180 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3814
By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3814) of
Susannah M. Whipps relative to increasing the penalties for passing stopped school buses.
Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3475 OF 2023-2024.]
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 increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus.
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 14 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “$250”, in line 30, the following words:- and a 7
3day suspension of the person’s license or right to operate a motor vehicle.