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H3809 • 2025

An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses

An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses

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Sponsor
Tommy Vitolo
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4788
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses

An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3809) of Tommy Vitolo relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses.
  • Transportation.

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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. 2026-02-09 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4788

  2. 2025-06-27 Joint

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

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Transportation

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses
By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3809) of Tommy Vitolo relative to motor vehicle driver education and training courses. Transportation.

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Bill H.3809

SECTION 1. Section 13D of chapter 71 of the General Laws,

as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is here by amended by inserting after the word "training,” in line 15, the following words:- ; provided, that no behind-the-wheel training shall take place on October 31st.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) the second paragraph of section 8 of chapter 90 of the General Laws , as so appearing, is here by amended by inserting after the fifth sentence the following sentence:- No driver education and training course consisting of on-road instruction or operating a motor vehicle shall take place on October 31st.

SECTION 3. Subsection (d) of said second paragraph of said section 8 of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is here by amended by inserting after the word "require”, the following words:- ; provided, that the driving test does not take place on October 31st.

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