SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1056        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brendan P. Crighton

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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 the Move Over Law.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1056        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2212 OF 2023-2024.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to the Move Over Law.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 7C of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Recovery vehicle” the following definitions:-

"Utility vehicle," a vehicle being used to install, maintain, repair, operate or restore communications service, electric or gas distribution or transmission service in an emergency and that is operated by an employee of or a person under contract with a company incorporated for the transmission of intelligence by electricity or by telephone or an electric distribution, transmission or distribution company as defined by section 1 of chapter 164.

"Disabled vehicle", any nonemergency vehicle that is stationary and located on the shoulder or breakdown lane of a roadway or highway.

SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the following words:- “, utility vehicle or disabled vehicle”.

SECTION 3. Paragraph (1) of said subsection (b) of said section 7C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “maintenance vehicle”, the following words:- “, utility vehicle or disabled vehicle”.