HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 382 FILED ON: 1/8/2009
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 952
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ronald Mariano
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting motor vehicle insurance companies from directing insureds to s
pecific auto glass companies for repair of vehicles.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Ronald Mariano
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3rd Norfolk
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1003 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act prohibiting motor vehicle insurance companies from directing insureds to specific auto glass companies for repair of vehicles.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
CHAPTER 100B.
AUTO GLASS REPAIRS:
RESTRICTIONS.
Section 1.
Notwithstanding any provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, no insurance company, third
party biller, agent or adjuster for such insurance company that issues or renews in the commonwealth any policy of insurance covering in whole or in part any motor vehicle may require that any person insured under said policy use a particular company or lo
cation for the providing of automobile glass replacement
or repair services of products
insured in part by that policy.
Section 2.
No such insurance company, third party biller, agent or adjuster for such insurance company may engage in any act or practic
e of intimidation, coercion, threat or inducement for or against any such insured person to use a particular company or location to provide such services or products nor shall such insurance company, agent or adjuster provide for, allow or facilitate telep
honic claims information directly to preferred automobile glass repair shops.
Section 3.
The provisions of Section 1 and Section 2 of this Act are applicable only to auto glass repair shops registered under the provisions of chapter 100A, and who will acc
ept payment from insurance companies according to pricing discounts published and set from time to time by said insurance companies. Any violations of this chapter are subject to the provisions of chapter 93A.
