By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1056) of Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to add a compulsory death benefit to automobile liability insurance.  Financial Services.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to add a compulsory death benefit to automobile liability insurance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:

Section 6: In addition to the automobile liability insurance coverage that is compulsory under this chapter, additional coverage of no less than $100,000 shall be available to the estate of any person killed by the negligence of the operator of a motor vehicle regardless of the relationship of the deceased to the owner or driver of the automobile.