S 701 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to motor vehicle service contracts

This bill updates Massachusetts laws regarding motor vehicle service contracts to include specific types of repairs like tire damage from road hazards, paintless dent removal, windshield chip repair, and key replacement. It creates new definitions for "consumer product" and "maintenance agreement" while clarifying that service contracts cover repairs for defects, normal wear and tear, or specific operational failures. The legislation also exempts motor vehicle manufacturers from certain licensing requirements and clarifies that mechanical breakdown insurance and warranties provided by dealers remain outside the scope of these new regulations.
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 11, 2024
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 11, 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 Financial Services
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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