HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2661        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1338

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carmine L. Gentile, (BY REQUEST)

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to abrogating the charitable immunity cap.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jeffrey Beeler

57 Wagonwheel Rd. Sudbury, MA 01776

1/16/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2661        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1338

By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1338) of Jeffrey Beeler for legislation to prohibit the defense of being a charitable entity to any cause of action based on tort brought against a corporation, trustees of a trust or members of an association.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to abrogating the charitable immunity cap.

 

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.  Section 85K of Chapter 231 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 official edition is hereby amended by striking out the entire section and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:

It shall not constitute a defense to any cause of action based on tort brought against a corporation, trustees of a trust, or members of an association that said corporation, trust or association is, or at the time of the cause of action arose was, a charity.