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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Finn

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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 right to repair motor vehicle data law.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3509        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to the right to repair motor vehicle data law.

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. Subsection (f) of section 2 chapter 93K of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 3 of chapter 386 of the Acts of 2020, is hereby amended by striking “2022” in the first sentence and replacing it with the following:- “2025”. 

SECTION 2. Said Chapter 93K is hereby amended by striking subsections (g) and (h) of Section 2, as most recently amended by section 4 of said chapter 386, and inserting in place thereof the following subsection (g):-

(g) The Attorney General is hereby directed to establish a motor vehicle telematics system notice which a vehicle manufacturer shall include in the owner’s manual provided for its new motor vehicles beginning with model year 2025 vehicles and which shall include the following information: (i) an explanation of motor vehicle telematics and its purposes; (ii) a description summarizing the mechanical data collected, stored, and transmitted by a telematics system; (iii) the prospective owner’s ability to access the vehicle’s mechanical data through a mobile device; and (iv) an owner’s right to authorize an independent repair facility to access the vehicle’s mechanical data for vehicle diagnostics, repair, and maintenance purposes.