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Industry urges law to regulate motor-vehicle service contracts, align Massachusetts with other states

5570885 · May 13, 2025
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Summary

The Service Contract Industry Council and other trade groups urged the Joint Committee on Financial Services to extend the existing statutory framework for home and consumer goods service contracts to motor-vehicle service contracts, arguing the change would expand consumer choice and include specific consumer protections.

Tom Kevers, executive director of the Service Contract Industry Council (SCIC), told the Joint Committee on Financial Services that House Bill 1139 and Senate Bill 812 would add motor-vehicle service contracts to Massachusetts’ existing regulatory framework for service contracts covering homes and consumer goods. He said Massachusetts currently lacks a regulatory framework…

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