Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0416 Compare Versions

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99 S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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1414 A N A C T
1515 RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SPEED LIMITS
1616 Introduced By: Senators Paolino, F. Lombardi, Pearson, Tikoian, and Lawson
1717 Date Introduced: February 16, 2023
1818 Referred To: Senate Judiciary
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2121 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2222 SECTION 1. Chapter 31-14 of the General Laws entitled "Speed Restrictions" is hereby 1
2323 amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
2424 31-14-14. School bus speed limit. 3
2525 No school bus, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall be operated, on a limited access highway, as 4
2626 defined in § 31-1-23, at a speed greater than ten miles per hour (10 mph) less than the posted speed 5
2727 limit. 6
2828 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 7
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3535 EXPLANATION
3636 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
3737 OF
3838 A N A C T
3939 RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SPEED LIMITS
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4141 This act would establish a speed limit for school buses being driven on a limited access 1
4242 highway to ten miles per hour (10mph) less than the posted speed limit. 2
4343 This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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