MA S599

Bill

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs. The key provisions are: 1) it imposes a moratorium on the enactment of any new mandated health benefit legislation, and 2) it repeals a law that required the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to produce a yearly list of employers with 50 or more employees using public health assistance. The overall goal is to reduce the regulatory and administrative burdens on businesses related to health care.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Donald Humason (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2543 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S599

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S599
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S599.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H195	Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H329	Prohibiting intentional misrepresentation by a business of its location	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
S1673	Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1809	Relative to diverse marketing programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S221	To invest in Massachusetts citizens	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2543	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H195

Allowing businesses to sign up for the "Do Not Call" list

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H329

Prohibiting intentional misrepresentation by a business of its location

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

S1673

Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act

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

Similar To

S1809

Relative to diverse marketing programs

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

Similar To

S221

To invest in Massachusetts citizens

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2543

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S687

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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