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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SPEED LIMITS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Canario, O'Brien, Phillips, Lima, and Edwards | |
Date Introduced: February 05, 2020 | |
Referred To: House 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) less than the posted |
6 | speed limit. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SCHOOL BUS SPEED LIMITS | |
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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 (10mph) less than the posted speed limit. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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