MA H2729

Bill

Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the installation and operation of digital video violation detection monitoring systems to detect drivers failing to stop for school buses. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes cities and towns in Massachusetts to install and operate digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems to enforce violations against drivers who fail to stop for school buses. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Allowing cities and towns to install and operate these monitoring systems on school buses to detect vehicles that fail to stop for school buses when required. 2. Establishing the requirements for these monitoring systems, including producing evidence files with video and photographic images of the violation. 3. Specifying the procedures for issuing citations to the registered owner of the vehicle based on the evidence from the monitoring system, including allowing the owner to contest the violation. 4. Authorizing the Registry of Motor Vehicles to suspend the vehicle registration or driver's license of owners who fail to pay fines for violations. 5. Establishing requirements for the storage and destruction of video and photographic evidence collected by the monitoring systems. 6. Requiring annual reporting on the use and operation of the monitoring systems. Overall, the bill aims to improve the safety of children embarking and disembarking school buses by allowing the use of automated monitoring systems to enforce laws against drivers who fail to stop for school buses.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (4)

James Cantwell (D), Paul Donato (D), Sean Garballey (D), Joseph Wagner (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H1900 (on 06/26/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2729

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2729
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2729.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1257	Relative to seat belts on school buses	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1847	Promoting children safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H1900	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	No further action taken	Similar To
H2486	Relative to seat belts on school buses	No further action taken	Similar To
H2722	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Accompanied H1900	Similar To
H462	Protecting school children from environmental toxins	Accompanied a study order, see H4550	Similar To
S1332	To promote safety in the transportation of students	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1350	Relative to the safety of children in school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1925	Relative to the operating of student pupil transportation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1968	Relative to school bus safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2100	Similar To
S1972	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2100	Similar To
S2100	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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