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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jeffrey N. Roy and Nick Collins

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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 tort actions for latent diseases.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/5/2020

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

2/5/2020

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/11/2020

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

2/11/2020

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/11/2020

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/11/2020

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/11/2020

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

2/11/2020

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

2/11/2020

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/11/2020

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/11/2020

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/11/2020

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/12/2020

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/12/2020

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/12/2020

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/12/2020

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/12/2020

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

2/12/2020

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/16/2020

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/17/2020

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/20/2020


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By Representative Roy of Franklin and Senator Collins, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jeffrey N. Roy, Nick Collins and others relative to tort actions for latent diseases.  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 tort actions for latent diseases.

 

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 2B of Chapter 260 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph in the section:-

Nothing in this section shall apply to any tort actions for damages due to latent diseases caused by exposure to toxic substances including, but not limited to, asbestos.

SECTION 2:

Section 1 shall be effective for all causes of action accruing before, on, or after the date of its enactment, including any cause of action now pending