Bill Text: MA H1451 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Limit the liability of the Massachusetts Transportation Authority for punitive damages
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 1/28 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [H1451 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1451-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
_______________
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 Relative to MBTA Tort Reform.
_______________
PETITION OF:
|
Name: |
District/Address: |
|
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
20th Middlesex |
|
Viriato Manuel deMacedo |
1st Plymouth |
|
George N. Peterson, Jr. |
9th Worcester |
|
Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
|
Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
|
Susan Williams Gifford |
2nd Plymouth |
|
Bradford R. Hill |
4th Essex |
|
Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
|
Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
|
Robert S. Hargraves |
1st Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
_______________
In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
_______________
An Act Relative to MBTA Tort Reform.
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. Section 38 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “death.” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- death; provided further, that the authority shall not be liable for punitive damages or for any amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars.
