SECTION 1. Chapter 100A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 11. The commissioner of the division of insurance, in consultation with the commissioner of consumer affairs and business regulation, shall determine auto body labor rates for registered motor vehicle repair shops. The rates shall be the average of those rates of Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The commissioner of insurance shall have the discretion to adjust the auto body labor rate not more than 5 per cent greater or 5 per cent less than said average. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of consumer affairs, shall review said automobile labor rate once every 3 years to make readjustments as necessary. The commissioner shall report his findings, with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on financial services not later than December 31 of the year the adjustment is made. The division of insurance shall adopt, amend or repeal regulations to aid in the administration and enforcement of this section.
SECTION 2. Section 113B of chapter 175B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “commissioner” in line 14, the following:- ; provided, however, that auto body labor rates, calculated pursuant to section 11 of chapter 100A, shall not be included when considering programs to control costs and expenses.
Petitioners:
Joint Committee on Financial Services
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