MA S1149

Bill

MA S1149

Prohibiting the obstruction of state highways

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish penalties for obstructing a state highway. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill establishes penalties for obstructing a state highway. Specifically, it amends the state's criminal laws to make it punishable by up to 10 years in prison for anyone who commits or attempts to commit an act that obstructs, blocks, detains, or renders passage impossible, unsafe, or unreasonably difficult for the normal movement of traffic, commerce, or any emergency medical services on a limited access or express state highway in a manner that is dangerous to the general public.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Walter Timilty (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1149

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1149
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1149.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2712	Relative to public safety employee death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4100	Providing for a study of noise impacts from Interstate 495	No further action taken	Similar To
S1094	Extending the statute of limitations for certain actions involving international human rights abuses	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1524	Relative to public safety and public health worker protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2166	Relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2271	Relative to Hot Box Detectors	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2436	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
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S576	Relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2712

Relative to public safety employee death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H4100

Providing for a study of noise impacts from Interstate 495

No further action taken

Similar To

S1094

Extending the statute of limitations for certain actions involving international human rights abuses

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1524

Relative to public safety and public health worker protections

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1582

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

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

Similar To

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S2166

Relative to ensuring gas safety and consumer fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2271

Relative to Hot Box Detectors

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

Similar To

S2436

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

S2665

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S576

Relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking

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

Similar To

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