Bill > S1370

This bill amends Massachusetts law to establish protections and limitations for snow removal and ice control service contracts. The legislation defines key terms such as "service provider" (the company performing snow removal services) and "service receiver" (the client hiring those services), and outlines what constitutes a snow removal contract, including activities like plowing, shoveling, de-icing, and related equipment operations. The bill declares certain contractual provisions void if they attempt to require a service provider to indemnify (financially protect) a service receiver for damages caused by the service receiver's own actions, or vice versa. Similarly, the bill invalidates contract clauses that would require either party to hold the other harmless from tort liability resulting from their own negligent acts or the negligent acts of their employees or agents. This legislation aims to prevent unfair contractual arrangements that would shift responsibility for damages to the party not actually responsible for causing them, thereby protecting both snow removal service providers and their clients from inappropriate liability.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1370