MA H3626

Bill

Relative to roadway safety

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to further regulate the definition of pedestrian to include non-motorized scooters, bicycles, and small-wheeled transporters such as roller blades, roller skates or skateboards in marked crosswalks. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill aims to broaden the definition of "pedestrian" in Massachusetts law to include non-motorized vehicles such as scooters, bicycles, roller blades, roller skates, and skateboards when crossing the roadway in marked crosswalks without traffic signals. This change would provide these non-motorized vehicles the same legal protections as pedestrians when crossing the road, helping to improve safety for these modes of transportation.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (12)

John Barrett (D), Pete Capano (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mindy Domb (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Maria Robinson (D), Mike Soter (R), Tommy Vitolo (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4546 (on 03/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3626

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3626
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3626.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3051	Relative to littering	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
H4546	Study Order	Reported, in part, by H3592	Replaced by
S2013	Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2097	Promoting bicycle safety	Accompanied S2042	Similar To
S2098	Relative to school bus safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2121	Relative to pedestrian safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2137	Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices	Accompanied a new draft, see S2806	Similar To
S2289	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2301	Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2379	Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel	House concurred	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H3051

Relative to littering

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

H4546

Study Order

Reported, in part, by H3592

Replaced by

S2013

Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2097

Promoting bicycle safety

Accompanied S2042

Similar To

S2098

Relative to school bus safety

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2121

Relative to pedestrian safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2137

Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices

Accompanied a new draft, see S2806

Similar To

S2289

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2301

Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2379

Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel

House concurred

Similar To

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

Similar To

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