HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1930        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1037

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jack Patrick Lewis

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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 concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/17/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/28/2019

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/30/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/28/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/31/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/23/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/1/2019

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/31/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/3/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/1/2019

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/24/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/18/2019

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/28/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/23/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/29/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/28/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/29/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/17/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/31/2019

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/31/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/22/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/28/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/25/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/27/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/31/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/24/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/30/2019

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/17/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/29/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/28/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Dean A. Tran

Worcester and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/25/2019

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/31/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/23/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1930        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1037

By Mr. Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1037) of Jack Patrick Lewis and others relative to the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property.  Financial Services.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 554 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property.

 

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. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 227 the following section:-

Section 228. No insurance company offering homeowners insurance coverage or renters insurance coverage in Massachusetts issuing a policy or contract insuring against liability for injury to any person or injury to or destruction of property arising out of ownership or lease of residential property shall refuse to issue or renew, cancel or charge or impose an increased premium or rate of such a policy or contract based in whole or in part, upon the harboring of any specific breed or breeds of dog upon such real property.

If any such dog has been designated as a dangerous dog pursuant to current statutes, the provisions in this section shall in no manner prohibit an insurer from refusing to issue or renew or from canceling any such contact or policy, nor from imposing an increased premium or rate for such a policy or contract.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on the 60th day after enactment.