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H3485 • 2025

An Act relative to tow lien reform

An Act relative to tow lien reform

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Sponsor
Kimberly N. Ferguson
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to tow lien reform

An Act relative to tow lien reform By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to tow lien reform By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3485) of Kimberly N.
  • Ferguson and Hannah Kane relative to tow lien reform.
  • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-04-16 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2026-04-16 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-04-16 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-03-23 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-12-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  6. 2025-08-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  7. 2025-04-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  9. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to tow lien reform
By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3485) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and Hannah Kane relative to tow lien reform. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3485

SECTION 1. Section 6B of chapter 159B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “authority,” in line 4, the following words:- or removed from a private way or property pursuant to section 120D of chapter 266.

SECTION 2. Said section 6B of said chapter 159B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting the following after the word “way”, in line 17, the following words:- or pursuant to removal from a private way or property.

SECTION 3. Section 39A of chapter 255 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the words “removed from the scene of an accident”, in lines 1 and 2, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- involuntarily towed or transported pursuant to section 6B of chapter 159B.

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