MA H1348

Bill

MA H1348

Relative to the expansion of the Good Samaritan law

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to liability of persons in transit in private vehicles rendering care and assistance to persons in need. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill expands the Good Samaritan law to provide liability protection for individuals who transport needy persons in their private, legally registered, and insured vehicles to a designated destination, without compensation beyond tolls and parking. The bill specifies that this protection applies to properly licensed individuals under a publicly recognized organization, as well as to any individual person acting in good faith, as long as they do not engage in gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (30)

Jim Arciero (D), Jay Barrows (R), Donnie Berthiaume (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Peter Durant (R), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Anne Gobi (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Stephen Hay (D), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), John Mahoney (D), Joe McKenna (R), Leonard Mirra (R), Frank Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Dave Robertson (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Susannah Whipps (I), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1348

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1348
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1348.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1048	Reducing the costs for small business	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1552	Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1556	Relative to agricultural crop and property destruction	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1624	Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1693	Relative to employee references	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H2093	To require liability insurance for gun ownership	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H2684	Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2685	Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H904	Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H98	Relative to family day care disclosures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2314	Relative to snow removal service liability limitation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1048

Reducing the costs for small business

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1552

Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1556

Relative to agricultural crop and property destruction

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1624

Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1693

Relative to employee references

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H2093

To require liability insurance for gun ownership

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H2684

Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2685

Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5081

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H904

Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H98

Relative to family day care disclosures

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2314

Relative to snow removal service liability limitation

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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