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H2277 • 2025

An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies

An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies

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Sponsor
Carlos González
Last action
2025-11-24
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H4776
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies

An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2277) of Carlos González for legislation to authorize cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

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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. 2025-11-24 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H4776

  2. 2025-06-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2277) of Carlos González for legislation to authorize cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies. Municipalities and Regional Government.

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Bill H.2277

Chapter 159B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6B the following section:-

Section 6B1/2. A city or town that accepts this section may establish a reduced maximum rate for the involuntary towing away of motor vehicles within the city or town’s jurisdiction when such towing is ordered by the police or other public authority due to a parking violation during a declared snow emergency, natural disaster or extreme weather-related emergency, or state of emergency related to the threat of a natural disaster; provided, that the reduced maximum rate shall be equal to one-half of the maximum rate otherwise applicable in said city or town pursuant to section 6B. Said reduced maximum rate shall only affect the portion of the rate collected by a city or town. A city or town that establishes a reduced maximum rate pursuant to this section shall include, in any contract between said city or town and a tow service provider to provide tow services, a provision stating this reduced maximum rate.

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