An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2025 | House | Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading |
| 9/15/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 6/27/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Transportation |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J27 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
of Chapter 90 of the 2018 General Laws, as amended by section 67, is hereby amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the following:- “pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”; and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the following:- “ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ; and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “right to operate or the issuance to him of a new license to operate,” the following:- “or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ; and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:- “or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship license,
Section 23 of Chapter 90 of the 2018 General Laws, as amended by section 67, is hereby amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the following:- “pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”; and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the following:- “ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ; and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “right to operate or the issuance to him of a new license to operate,” the following:- “or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ; and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:- “or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship license,