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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

S 2642: An Act updating the Move Over Law

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 2642 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act updating the Move Over Law. Primary sponsor: Senate Committee on Ways and Means. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 16, 2025): Reprinted, as amended, see S2653.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Senate, October 9, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative to the Move Over Law (Senate, No. 2547),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2642).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Senate Committee on Ways and MeansPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reprinted, as amended, see S2653
  2. Read third (title changed)
  3. Ordered to a third reading
  4. Substituted, as amended, for S2547
  5. Amendment #6 (Tarr) rejected
  6. Amendment #3 (Tarr) rejected
  7. Amendment #2 (Tarr) rejected
  8. Amendment #1 (Keenan) adopted
  9. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, October 16, 2025
  10. Order relative to subject matter adopted
  11. Recommended new draft for S2547
  12. Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source