Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2100 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3466 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2100
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Ann-Margaret Ferrante
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Ann-Margaret Ferrante5th Essex1/17/2025Daniel M. Donahue16th Worcester1/29/2025Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex2/26/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester2/26/2025James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/26/2025Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol2/26/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3466 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2100
18	18	By Representative Ferrante of Gloucester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2100) of
19	19	Ann-Margaret Ferrante and others relative to snow removal service liability limitations. Labor
20	20	and Workforce Development.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1874 OF 2023-2024.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to snow removal service liability limitation.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby
32	32	2amended by inserting after Section 29C, the following new section:-
33	33	3 Section 29C1/2. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
34	34	4meanings:-
35	35	5 "Service provider”, a person providing services under a snow removal and ice control
36	36	6services contract.
37	37	7 "Service receiver", a person receiving services under a snow removal and ice control
38	38	8services contract. 2 of 2
39	39	9 "Snow removal and ice control services contract", a contract or agreement for the
40	40	10performance of any of the following: (1) plowing, shoveling, or other removal of snow or other
41	41	11mixed precipitation from a surface; (2) de-icing services; or (3) a service incidental to an activity
42	42	12described in item (1) or (2), including operating or otherwise moving snow removal or de-icing
43	43	13equipment or materials.
44	44	14 (b) A provision, clause, covenant, or agreement that is part of or in connection with a
45	45	15snow removal and ice control services contract is against public policy and void if it does any of
46	46	16the following: (1) requires, or has the effect of requiring, a service provider to indemnify a
47	47	17service receiver for damages resulting from the acts or omissions of the service receiver or the
48	48	18service receiver's agents or employees; (2) requires, or has the effect of requiring, a service
49	49	19receiver to indemnify a service provider for damages resulting from the acts or omissions of the
50	50	20service provider or the service provider's agents or employees; (3) requires, or has the effect of
51	51	21requiring, a service provider to hold a service receiver harmless from any tort liability for
52	52	22damages resulting from the acts or omissions of the service receiver or the service receiver's
53	53	23agents or employees; (4) Requires, or has the effect of requiring, a service receiver to hold a
54	54	24service provider harmless from any tort liability for damages resulting from the acts or omissions
55	55	25of the service provider or the service provider's agents or employees.