Bill Text: MA H1721 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulate the durable powers of attorneys
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/17 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [H1721 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1721-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo M. Scaccia
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Further Regulating Durable Power of Attorney.
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PETITION OF:
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Angelo M. Scaccia William F. Galvin |
14th Suffolk Secretary of the Commonwealth |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Further Regulating Durable Power of Attorney.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1, Subsection of Section 1 of Chapter 201B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows: by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows:
�any person acting under a durable power of attorney shall have an obligation to act in good faith towards the principal who conferred the power.�
Section 2, Chapter 201B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 5 as now appearing a new section as follows:
�5A.� A person exercising authority under a durable power of attorney shall be liable for deliberate breach of their fiduciary duty.�
