Back to Massachusetts

H3728 • 2025

An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
David Paul Linsky
Last action
2025-10-20
Official status
Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3728) of David Paul Linsky relative to clarifying violations that occur while driving with a hardship license.
  • 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. 2025-10-20 House

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A) for a second reading

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  3. 2025-06-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/08/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3728) of David Paul Linsky relative to clarifying violations that occur while driving with a hardship license. Transportation.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
×

Bill H.3728

Section 23 of Chapter 90 of the 2018 General Laws, as amended by section 67, is hereby amended in paragraph two by inserting, after the words “(1) of section twenty-four,” the following:-

“pursuant to paragraph (f)(1) of subdivision (1) of section twenty-four,”;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words “section eight A or section eight B of chapter ninety B, or pursuant to a violation of section 8, 9 or 11 of chapter ninety F,” the following:-

“ or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction,” ;

and in the same paragraph by inserting, after the words

“right to operate or the issuance to him of a new license to operate,” the following:-

“or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of the terms of a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B,” ;

and in paragraph four by inserting, after the words “pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of sections 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 ,” the following:-

“or pursuant to a similar or like statute of another jurisdiction, or whoever operates a motor vehicle in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision (1) of section 24, sections 24G or 24L, subsection (a) of section 8 of chapter 90B, sections 8A or 8B of chapter 90B or section 13 ½ of chapter 265 , where such operation was pursuant to a hardship license granted pursuant to M.G.L. Chapters 90, 90A or 90B or where such operation was outside the terms of such hardship license,

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The General Court provides this information as a public service and while we endeavor to keep the data accurate and current to the best of our ability, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Close