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Senate expands 'move over' law to include utility workers and disabled vehicles, raises repeat-offense penalties
Summary
The Massachusetts Senate passed an expansion of the state's "move over" law to add utility workers and disabled vehicles to the protected categories, and established escalating fines and mandatory education for repeat offenders; the Senate recorded a unanimous vote to engross the bill.
The Massachusetts Senate on Oct. 16, 2025 approved an expansion of the state's "move over" law to add utility workers and disabled vehicles to the set of protected situations when motorists approach stationary incidents on roadways.
Senators described the bill as a public-safety measure that extends existing move-over protections (first enacted in 2009) beyond emergency responders and highway maintenance crews. "This bill takes that concept and expands it to include other vehicles and other emergency situations to be able to protect the folks in those situations," a sponsor told colleagues during…
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