An Act relative to the offense of assault and battery upon a transit worker

This bill creates a new criminal offense specifically for assaulting or battering public transit workers while they are performing their duties. It defines the crime to include acts such as spitting, throwing bodily fluids, or flinging unspecified liquids at transit employees. Anyone convicted faces a prison sentence of at least 90 days and up to two and a half years, or a fine ranging from $500 to $5,000. The legislation also authorizes law enforcement to make warrantless arrests for these offenses when the transit worker is operating a vehicle.