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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 391 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1524
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carmine Lawrence Gentile
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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 to eliminate the charitable immunity cap.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/12/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin2/3/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 391 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1524
By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1524) of
Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Susannah M. Whipps for legislation to eliminate the charitable
immunity defense in certain court actions. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1599 OF 2021-2022.]
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 to eliminate the charitable immunity cap.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 85K of Chapter 231 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010
2official edition is hereby amended by striking out the entire section and inserting in place thereof
3the following sentence:
4 It shall not constitute a defense to any cause of action based on tort brought against a
5corporation, trustees of a trust, or members of an association that said corporation, trust or
6association is, or at the time of the cause of action arose was, a charity.