HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 971        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1348

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

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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 the expansion of the Good Samaritan law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

1/15/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/31/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

2/1/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

2/1/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/1/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

2/1/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/1/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/1/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

2/1/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/1/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

2/1/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

2/1/2019

Lenny Mirra

2nd Essex

2/1/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/1/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/1/2019

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/1/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

2/1/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

2/1/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/1/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/1/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/1/2019

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 971        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1348

By Mr. Berthiaume of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1348) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., and others relative to liability of persons in transit in private vehicles rendering care and assistance to persons in need.  The Judiciary.

 

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 relative to the expansion of the Good Samaritan law.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Good Samaritan

Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section:-

Section X. Any properly licensed person, under the jurisdiction of a publicly recognized organization, and/or any individual person in good faith in a private legally registered insured vehicle, to voluntarily transport any needy person(s) to a designated destination and return.  Doing so without compensation except for tolls, parking, shall not be liable for acts of omissions causing harm, other than gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, resulting from transport of such person(s)