HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2469 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2052
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John P. Fresolo
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to insurance coverage for homeowner heating safety and remediation of oil spills.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
John P. Fresolo | 16th Worcester |
Michael O. Moore |
[District]
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F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol |
Daniel J. Foley, Jr., Esq. | MAIA
91 Cedar St.
Milford, MA 01757 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2469 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2052
By Mr. Fresolo of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2052) of John P. Fresolo, Michael O. Moore and F. Jay Barrows relative to insurance coverage for homeowner heating safety and remediation of oil spills. Financial Services. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to insurance coverage for homeowner heating safety and remediation of oil spills.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Paragraph (b) of Section 4D of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “occurrence” in line 14, the following words: - or the policy’s personal liability limit, whichever is greater
SECTION 2. Paragraph (b) of Section 4D of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “applicable” in line 28, the following sentence:- No insurers shall be allowed to exclude said first-party and third-party liability coverage arising out of the release of heating oil under the liability coverage provisions of a homeowner’s insurance policy.
