Bill Text: MA H2001 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Liability for the removal of snow and ice from property
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 4/14 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [H2001 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2001-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Denise Provost
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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 relative to snow and ice removal.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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Patricia D. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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David B. Sullivan |
6th Bristol |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
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William N. Brownsberger |
24th Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1987 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to snow and ice removal.
��������������� Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
����������� Chapter 85 is hereby amended by inserting after Section 5 the following sections:
Section 5A: The general court determines that it is desirable for cities and towns to enact ordinances or bylaws requiring abutters to remove snow or ice from sidewalks and that it is undesirable for any person to be found liable for damages due to his or her efforts in the removal of snow or ice from such sidewalks pursuant to such an ordinance or bylaw, except for acts which amount to clear wrongdoing, as described in Chapter 85, Section 5B.
Section 5B: Any person who is required by any municipal ordinance or bylaw to remove snow or ice from sidewalks, or any agent of or other person engaged by any such person, who removes or attempts to remove snow or ice from sidewalks abutting the property shall not be liable for any personal injuries allegedly caused by the snowy or icy condition of the sidewalk resulting from his or her acts or omissions unless such acts or omissions amount to gross negligence.
