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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPEED RESTRICTIONS -- SCHOOL | |
BUS SPEED LIMIT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Paolino, and Pearson | |
Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 31-14 of the General Laws entitled "Speed Restrictions" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 31-14-14. School bus speed limit. |
4 | No school bus, as defined in § 31-1-3, shall be operated, on a limited access highway, as |
5 | defined in § 31-1-23, at a speed greater than ten miles per hour (10 mph) below the posted speed |
6 | limit. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPEED RESTRICTIONS -- SCHOOL | |
BUS SPEED LIMIT | |
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1 | This act would establish a speed limit for school buses being driven on a limited access |
2 | highway to ten miles per hour (10 mph) less than the posted speed limit. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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