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Massachusetts Senate adopts Distracted Driving Awareness resolution; refers seat-belt and MWRA petitions to committees
Summary
The Massachusetts Senate adopted a resolution commending the National Safety Council's designation of April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and voted to refer a seat-belt education petition and a House petition on MWRA sewer service for a parcel in Sharon to the appropriate committees.
The Massachusetts Senate adopted a series of resolutions during its session and approved referrals of two petitions to committee, including a measure designating April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Sen. Moore, the senator from the Second Worcester district, read a resolution commending the National Safety Council for designating April 2025 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. As read into the record, the resolution notes that “more than 3,000 Americans are killed in distracted driving crashes each year” and that the economic toll of motor vehicle crashes in the United States exceeds $480,000,000,000 annually. The resolution “strongly urges residents and businesses in the commonwealth to practice safe driving behaviors” and directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy…
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