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H1340 • 2025

An Act relative to moped liability insurance

An Act relative to moped liability insurance

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5206
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to moped liability insurance

An Act relative to moped liability insurance By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to moped liability insurance By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1340) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn relative to moped liability insurance.
  • Financial Services.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5206

  2. 2025-10-22 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-11:40 AM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-10-17 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  4. 2025-10-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to moped liability insurance
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1340) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to moped liability insurance. Financial Services.

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Bill H.1340

SECTION 1. Section 34J of Chapter 90, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following :-

“For the purposes of this section, ‘motor vehicle’ shall additionally include mopeds, motorized scooters, or any pedal bicycle with a helper motor or non-pedal bicycle with a motor, automatic transmission, and is capable of a maximum speed of up to 30 miles per hour.”

SECTION 2. Section 111D of Chapter 175 is hereby amended by striking out the entire section and inserting in place the following :-

“Section 111D. A policy of motor vehicle liability insurance issued under subdivision (b) of clause Sixth of section forty-seven, or an endorsement or rider attached thereto, may provide for the payment of all sums which the insured or his legal representative shall be legally entitled to recover as damages from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle, moped, or motorized scooter because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death resulting therefrom, sustained by the insured, caused by accident and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of such uninsured motor vehicle, moped, or motorized scooter. Such policy or endorsement or rider shall provide that determination as to whether the insured or his legal representative is legally entitled to recover such damages, and if so the amount thereof, shall be made by agreement between the insured or such representative and the insurer or, if they fail to agree, by arbitration. The provisions of section one hundred and eight shall not apply to any such policy or endorsement or rider providing for the payment of the sums permitted by this section.”

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