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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts bill adds mandatory 7-day license suspension for passing stopped school buses
Last action · October 27, 2025: Read second and ordered to a third readingSponsor: Susannah Whipps
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What This Bill Would Do
Massachusetts lawmakers are advancing a bill that adds a mandatory 7-day driver's license suspension to the existing $250 fine for motorists caught passing stopped school buses. The measure amends Section 14 of Chapter 90 of the .
Drivers convicted of passing a stopped school bus face an immediate loss of driving privileges alongside the current monetary penalty, increasing the punitive consequences for endangering children near school transport.
Who It Would Affect
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Motorists
Drivers face a mandatory 7-day license suspension in addition to the existing $250 fine if convicted of passing a stopped school bus.
School bus passengers
Students and children transported by school buses experience altered traffic enforcement aimed at increasing safety during stops.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
7 actions- Oct 27, 2025HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Oct 27, 2025HouseRules suspended
- Oct 27, 2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Sep 29, 2025HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Jul 10, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
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- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Transportation
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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