An Act relative to towing protections
This bill strengthens consumer protections for vehicle owners in Massachusetts by mandating that towing companies and storage facilities accept credit and debit card payments in addition to cash. It also requires facilities to allow owners to remove personal belongings from a towed vehicle even if they cannot immediately pay the full fee. Furthermore, the legislation updates signage requirements to explicitly display current removal and storage fees and ensures that receipts provided upon release of a vehicle are itemized with those specific charges.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Will Brownsberger
DDemocratic
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