MA H1514

Bill

MA H1514

Relative to the protection of essential businesses

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to liability protections for essential businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill provides liability protections for "essential businesses" in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic. It defines key terms such as "COVID-19 emergency," "essential business," and "good faith" actions. The bill grants essential businesses immunity from civil liability for damages related to alleged COVID-19 exposures on their premises or due to their operations, as long as they are acting in good faith. However, this immunity does not apply if the business engaged in gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional discrimination. The bill also preserves workers' compensation claims and other employee rights and remedies.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Michael Day (D)*, Chris Hendricks (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1514

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1514
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1514.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1188	To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H1753	Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1861	Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1870	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H3982	Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H4005	Relative to the water supply protection trust	Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4047	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021	See H4005	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H858	Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1072	Providing protection from child enticement	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1074	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	Accompanied H1513	Similar To
S1164	Relative to the defense against abusive waivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1464	To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	Accompanied a new draft, see S2781	Similar To
S1521	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S180	Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S191	Relative to unsolicited loans	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2314	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
S613	Protecting research animals	Accompanied H901	Similar To
S775	Providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S937	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1188

To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds

Accompanied a study order, see H5003

Similar To

H1753

Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1861

Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1870

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H3982

Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H4005

Relative to the water supply protection trust

Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4047

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021

See H4005

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H858

Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1072

Providing protection from child enticement

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1074

To protect the privacy of 911 callers

Accompanied H1513

Similar To

S1164

Relative to the defense against abusive waivers

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

Similar To

S1464

To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks

Accompanied a new draft, see S2781

Similar To

S1521

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S180

Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions

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

Similar To

S191

Relative to unsolicited loans

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2314

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

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

Similar To

S2695

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

S613

Protecting research animals

Accompanied H901

Similar To

S775

Providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S937

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2976

Similar To

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