Budget Amendment ID: FY2021-S4-147

TRP 147

Equitable Assessment of Motor Vehicle Surcharges

Ms. DiZoglio moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:

SECTION XX. Section 113B of chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the twelfth paragraph the following paragraph:- Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any upward premium adjustments resulting from surchargeable incidents, including at-fault accidents and surchargeable traffic law offenses listed in Appendix A of the Safe Driver Insurance Plan, 211 CMR 134.00, shall be at uniform, fixed rates, and shall not be based on territories or geographic locations. Each premium adjustment resulting from a surchargeable incident or for excellent driving shall be at a uniform, fixed rate, and shall not be based on territory or geographic location for each classification of risk. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing said uniform and fixed rates which shall not be based on territories or geographic locations for each classification of risk. The commissioner shall not establish any premium adjustments resulting from surchargeable incidents or for excellent driving for each classification of risk on a percentage basis.