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| 5 | 5 | 2025 -- S 0570 | |
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| 7 | 7 | LC000369 | |
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| 9 | 9 | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D | |
| 10 | 10 | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 11 | 11 | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
| 12 | 12 | ____________ | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | A N A C T | |
| 15 | 15 | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- SPEED RESTRICTIONS -- SCHOOL | |
| 16 | 16 | BUS SPEED LIMIT | |
| 17 | 17 | Introduced By: Senators Paolino, and Pearson | |
| 18 | 18 | Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 | |
| 19 | 19 | Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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| 22 | 22 | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-14 of the General Laws entitled "Speed Restrictions" is hereby 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | 31-14-14. School bus speed limit. 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | No school bus, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall be operated, on a limited access highway, as 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | defined in § 31-1-23, at a speed greater than ten miles per hour (10 mph) below the posted speed 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | limit. 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 7 | |
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| 36 | 36 | EXPLANATION | |
| 37 | 37 | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
| 38 | 38 | OF | |
| 39 | 39 | A N A C T | |
| 40 | 40 | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES -- SPEED RESTRICTIONS -- SCHOOL | |
| 41 | 41 | BUS SPEED LIMIT | |
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| 43 | 43 | This act would establish a speed limit for school buses being driven on a limited access 1 | |
| 44 | 44 | highway to ten miles per hour (10 mph) less than the posted speed limit. 2 | |
| 45 | 45 | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 | |
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| 47 | 47 | LC000369 | |
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