MA H3420

Bill

Relative to dangerous high speed pursuits

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to dangerous high speed pursuits. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts state law to create a new criminal offense for drivers who refuse to stop for police officers and then operate their vehicle recklessly or negligently, endangering public safety. The bill establishes penalties of up to 5 years in state prison or 2.5 years in county jail, as well as a fine up to $2,500. It also imposes a $250 assessment on convictions, fines, or probation for this offense, with the funds going to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund. The purpose of this bill is to deter and punish dangerous high-speed pursuits that put the public at risk.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (8)

Dan Carey (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Donnie Berthiaume (R), Natalie Blais (D), Pat Duffy (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Joe McKenna (R), Joseph Wagner (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5075 (on 08/25/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3420

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3420
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3420.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1647	Relative to graffiti	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1651	Relative to pet adoption safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2672	Similar To
H1737	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1742	Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1922	Increasing penalties for restraining order violations	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2541	Relative to police pursuits	Accompanied a study order, see H5320	Similar To
H3455	Designating United States highway Route 20 as a state historic highway	Accompanied H3496	Similar To
H3520	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	No further action taken	Similar To
H471	Relative to used police cars sold at auction	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H5075	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H5095	To permit the creation of a right-turn lane from Edgell road to Central street in the city of Framingham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 185 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1032	Relative to preventing suicide	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1072	Providing protection from child enticement	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1177	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Accompanied a new draft, see H4681	Similar To
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1331	Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1392	Further regulating the sale of tobacco products	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2357	Relative to penalties for ignition interlock removal	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S278	To regulate sports wagering	Accompanied S269	Similar To
S575	Governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance glyphosate in the Commonwealth	Accompanied H929	Similar To
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
S805	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S937	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1647

Relative to graffiti

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1651

Relative to pet adoption safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2672

Similar To

H1737

Protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1742

Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1922

Increasing penalties for restraining order violations

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2541

Relative to police pursuits

Accompanied a study order, see H5320

Similar To

H3455

Designating United States highway Route 20 as a state historic highway

Accompanied H3496

Similar To

H3520

To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

No further action taken

Similar To

H471

Relative to used police cars sold at auction

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H5075

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H5095

To permit the creation of a right-turn lane from Edgell road to Central street in the city of Framingham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 185 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1032

Relative to preventing suicide

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1072

Providing protection from child enticement

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1177

Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties

Accompanied a new draft, see H4681

Similar To

S1188

Encouraging employer integrity in hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1331

Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1392

Further regulating the sale of tobacco products

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

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

Similar To

S2357

Relative to penalties for ignition interlock removal

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S278

To regulate sports wagering

Accompanied S269

Similar To

S575

Governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance glyphosate in the Commonwealth

Accompanied H929

Similar To

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

S805

Relative to hospital profit and fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S937

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2976

Similar To

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