MA H3633

Bill

MA H3633

Relative to penalties for unlawful passing of a school bus

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/14/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to penalties for unlawful passing of a school bus. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to increase the penalties for unlawfully passing a school bus in Massachusetts. Specifically, it raises the fines for a first offense from $250 to $350, for a second offense from $500-$1,000 to $600-$1,100, and for a third or subsequent offense from $1,000-$2,000 to $1,100-$2,100. This change is intended to deter drivers from illegally passing school buses, which can be extremely dangerous for students.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (10)

Steve Xiarhos (R)*, Brian Ashe (D), David DeCoste (R), Colleen Garry (D), Pat Haddad (D), Susan Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Norm Orrall (R), Kelly Pease (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3633

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3633
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3633.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1652	Relative to pet adoption safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2672	Similar To
H1737	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1740	Increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1742	Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H3440	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Accompanied a new draft, see H4478	Similar To
H3520	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	No further action taken	Similar To
H3631	Increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus	No further action taken	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
S1569	Relative to seatbelts on school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1572	Relative to seat belts on school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2311	Relative to school bus safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2640	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

H1652

Relative to pet adoption safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2672

Similar To

H1737

Protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1740

Increasing penalties for the illegal sale and possession of firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1742

Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H3440

Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses

Accompanied a new draft, see H4478

Similar To

H3520

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

No further action taken

Similar To

H3631

Increasing the penalties for passing a stopped school bus

No further action taken

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

S1569

Relative to seatbelts on school buses

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

Similar To

S1572

Relative to seat belts on school buses

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

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

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

Similar To

S2311

Relative to school bus safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2640

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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