MA S1590

Bill

Expanding insurance choices for state and local employees

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 expand insurance choices for state and local employees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill would amend Massachusetts law to require the state's Group Insurance Commission, which provides health insurance to state and local government employees, to include at least one health savings account (HSA) option among the insurance policies it purchases. The bill would take effect on July 1, 2019.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2545 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1590

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1590
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1590.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1006	Relative to insurance point surcharges	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1115	Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1116	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H2245	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2394	Relative to the deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H3746	Relative to insurance premium criteria	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H4012	Relative to children’s health and wellness	Reported by H4210	Similar To
H4210	Relative to children’s health and wellness	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H901	Relative to arbitration for automobile insurance property damage	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H903	Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1472	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2295	To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Accompanied H913	Similar To
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2416	Prohibiting discrimination in insurance on the basis of having a naloxone prescription	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by
S597	Providing coverage for hearing aids	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S613	Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS	New draft substituted, see S2935	Similar To
S623	Relative to special insurance brokers	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S637	Relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1006

Relative to insurance point surcharges

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1115

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1116

Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H2245

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2394

Relative to the deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H3746

Relative to insurance premium criteria

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H4012

Relative to children’s health and wellness

Reported by H4210

Similar To

H4210

Relative to children’s health and wellness

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H901

Relative to arbitration for automobile insurance property damage

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H903

Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1472

Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2295

To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks

Accompanied H913

Similar To

S2336

Relative to state employment postings

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

Similar To

S2416

Prohibiting discrimination in insurance on the basis of having a naloxone prescription

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S2545

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues

Reported (in part) by S1477

Replaced by

S597

Providing coverage for hearing aids

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S613

Relative to insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS

New draft substituted, see S2935

Similar To

S623

Relative to special insurance brokers

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S637

Relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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