Massachusetts S2653: An Act updating the Move Over Law

Sponsors

• Brendan Crighton (D)

Latest actions

1. July 31, 2026: Passed to be engrossed - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 258)
2. July 31, 2026: Read third
3. July 31, 2026: Ordered to a third reading
4. July 31, 2026: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
5. July 31, 2026: Rules suspended
6. July 31, 2026: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
7. July 30, 2026: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5622, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
8. October 20, 2025: Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
9. October 16, 2025: Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #74 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
10. October 16, 2025: Text of S2642, reprinted as amended

Votes

• Passed to be engrossed (July 31, 2026): 157 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Committee Vote - House Committee on Ways and Means (July 30, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Passed to be engrossed (October 16, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S2653?

S2653 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act updating the Move Over Law.

What is the status of S2653?

Passed one chamber as of July 31, 2026. Latest action: Passed to be engrossed - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 258) (July 31, 2026).

Who sponsored S2653?

Brendan Crighton (D).

Where is the official record for S2653?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2653