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H3620 • 2025

An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel

An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel

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Sponsor
Michelle L. Badger (By Request)
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5143
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel

An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel By Representative Badger of Plymouth (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel By Representative Badger of Plymouth (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3620) of Kevin Griffin for legislation to authorize motorcyclists to travel in the breakdown lanes during periods of heavy traffic.
  • Transportation.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-02-25 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5143

  2. 2025-10-21 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-11:45 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-10-15 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-10-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to certain motorcycle travel
By Representative Badger of Plymouth (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3620) of Kevin Griffin for legislation to authorize motorcyclists to travel in the breakdown lanes during periods of heavy traffic. Transportation.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3620

SECTION 1. Section 4A of Chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following words:- When two or more designated lanes of travel in the same direction are traveling at speeds of ten miles per hour or less, an operator of a motorcycle may travel in the right breakdown lane or left access lane or split the lanes, at a speed no greater than twenty-five miles per hour, and shall yield to disabled or emergency vehicles already occupying such lanes.

SECTION 2. Section 4B of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following words:-

When two or more designated lanes of travel in the same direction are traveling at speeds of ten miles per hour or less, an operator of a motorcycle may travel in the right breakdown lane or left access lane or split the lanes, at a speed no greater than twenty-five miles per hour, and shall yield to disabled or emergency vehicles already occupying such lanes.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect ninety days from passage and shall sunset Eighteen Months from that time.

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