Bill > H1061

This bill aims to regulate and insure personal car sharing platforms in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing definitions for terms like "Personal Vehicle Sharing Platform" and "Vehicle Sharing Period" in a new Chapter 90J of the General Laws. 2. Requiring the Registry of Motor Vehicles to ensure the safety and annual inspection of private passenger vehicles used for personal vehicle sharing, and allow law enforcement to identify such vehicles. 3. Mandating that vehicle owners verify their vehicles have no unresolved safety recalls before listing them on a personal vehicle sharing platform, and provide notice to their insurers. 4. Requiring personal vehicle sharing platforms to provide clear cost estimates to consumers and maintain certain records to report to the Department of Transportation. 5. Establishing insurance requirements for vehicles used on personal vehicle sharing platforms, including minimum coverage limits and provisions addressing coverage gaps. 6. Creating a Personal Vehicle Sharing Fund, funded by a per-ride assessment on platforms, to address the impact of personal vehicle sharing and benefit the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and regional transit authorities. 7. Allowing the Massachusetts Port Authority to establish rules for personal vehicle sharing at Logan Airport.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1061