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MA S 228

introduced

An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper

Description

By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 228) of Paul R. Feeney and Andrea Joy Campbell, Attorney General for legislation to modernize protections for consumers in automobile transactions. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-12 — New draft substituted, see S2945
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Paul R. Feeneyprimary
  • Andrea Joy Campbellcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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  2. 2025-02-27

    House concurred

  3. 2025-10-02

    Hearing scheduled for 10/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-10-14

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/14/2025 from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-12-18

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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  6. 2026-02-05

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2945

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  7. 2026-02-05

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  8. 2026-02-05

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2026

  9. 2026-02-12

    Read second

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  10. 2026-02-12

    New draft substituted, see S2945

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S228

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