HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2907 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2102
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. and Sal N. DiDomenico
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to seatbelts on school buses.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/17/2019 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 1/17/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/25/2019 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 1/28/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2907 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2102
By Representative McGonagle of Everett and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2102) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., Sal N. DiDomenico and others relative to requirements for seatbelts on school buses. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1289 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to seatbelts on school buses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION l. Section 7B of chapter 90 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2012 official edition, is hereby amended by adding after the word "year" in line 129, the following:-- (19) Every school bus transporting students to or from a public, vocational, private or parochial school shall be equipped with a seatbelt for each permanent seating accommodation designed and installed in compliance with United States motor vehicle D.O.T. safety standards.
A city or town may enact a local ordinance or bylaw requiring that school buses operating within the municipality must be equipped with seatbelts at an earlier implementation date.
SECTION 2. No claim for damages shall arise from the failure of a school bus operator, a school, school district or municipality to ensure that a passenger of a school bus was wearing the restraint system prescribed by Sections 7B of Chapter 90 of the general laws.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2022