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H1865 • 2025

An Act relative to high speed chases

An Act relative to high speed chases

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Sponsor
Christopher M. Markey
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 high speed chases

An Act relative to high speed chases By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to high speed chases By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1865) of Christopher M.
  • Markey relative to the penalty for causing high speed chases.
  • 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 high speed chases
By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1865) of Christopher M. Markey relative to the penalty for causing high speed chases. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1865

Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 25 the following section:—

Section 25A. Whoever willfully ignores the signal of a police officer to stop a motor vehicle and then operates the motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of 20 miles per hour over the speed limit established under sections 17, 17A, and 18 for a distance of a mile shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 dollars and by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 2 and ½ years, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years.

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