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MA S 2945

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An Act modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions

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

Description

Senate, February 5, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill modernizing protections for consumers in automobile transactions (Senate, No. 228),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2945).

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Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-17 — Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
  • Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
  • Andrea Joy Campbellcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-05

    Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-02-05

    Recommended new draft for S228

  3. 2026-02-05

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  4. 2026-02-05

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

  5. 2026-02-12

    Amendment #4 (Tarr) rejected

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  6. 2026-02-12

    Substituted as a new draft for S228

  7. 2026-02-12

    Ordered to a third reading

  8. 2026-02-12

    Read third

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  9. 2026-02-12

    Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #134 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

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  10. 2026-02-17

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Adoption of the amendment previously recommended by the committee on ways and means substituting a new draft with the same title (senate, no. 2945), and pending the main question on ordering the bill to a third reading, mr. tarr moved to amend the pending new draft by striking, in line 16, “175,000 miles” and by inserting in place thereof the following:- “150,000 miles”. after remarks, the amendment was rejected. the ways and means amendment was then adopted. the bill (senate, no. 2945) was then ordered to a third reading and read a third time. the question on passing the bill to be engrossed

    2026-02-12 · pass · 0-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2945

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