Clock is Ticking for LSPA's S. 2737 on Home Heating Oil Insurance

The LSPA's Senate Bill S.2737, which would require insurance companies to provide first- and third-party coverage for home heating oil releases, is once again under consideration by the Massachusetts House Committee on Ways and Means. This is the second time that the bill has passed the Senate and landed here. We are asking for your help in the next few days to get this bill to the Governor's desk. 

Especially if your state representative is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means (and even if they are not) NOW is the time to get their attention. The more requests from constituents, the more visibility and support our bill gets. The legislature’s formal session ends on July 31, 2024.  

We encourage you to write your state representative in the next few days to urge their support of the bill. Check here to find your state representative. 

Attached here is a sample email you can send. All representatives’ email addresses are on their home page. No need to send paper mail.

If you have experience with a home heating oil release, for which the homeowner did not have insurance or had difficulty getting coverage, please feel free to share this in your letter. Real life examples are most compelling, especially if your client’s property is in the district of one of these representatives. 

For more information about the bill, please read the LSPA’s recent letter summarizing progress to date, as well as links to media coverage.

Also if you live in or have a home heating oil spill example from Quincy, Weymouth, or Holbrook that could be particularly helpful. Please contact our Executive Director Wendy Rundle at [email protected].