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H1699 • 2025

An Act relative to throwing objects at motor vehicles

An Act relative to throwing objects at motor vehicles

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Sponsor
Paul K. Frost
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to throwing objects at motor vehicles

An Act relative to throwing objects at motor vehicles By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to throwing objects at motor vehicles By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1699) of Paul K.
  • Frost relative to the penalties for throwing or shooting objects at motor vehicles.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-04-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to throwing objects at motor vehicles
By Representative Frost of Auburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1699) of Paul K. Frost relative to the penalties for throwing or shooting objects at motor vehicles. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1699

Section 104 of chapter 159 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

Whoever willfully throws or shoots an object at a motor vehicle, locomotive engine, or railroad or railway car or train or at a motor bus or trackless trolley vehicle, or at a school bus, or in any way assaults or interferes with a driver, conductor, engineer, brakeman, motorman or operator while in the performance of his duty on or near such engine, car, train, motor bus or trackless trolley vehicle, or school bus, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both.

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