MA H1226

Bill

To provide prompt payment following settlement by insurance company

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to payments following settlements by insurance companies. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 175 of the General Laws to require insurance companies to pay the amount due to any settling plaintiff within 21 days of the plaintiff providing a duly executed release to the settling defendant. The purpose of this bill is to ensure prompt payment by insurance companies following settlement agreements.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Claire Cronin (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5167 (on 09/12/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1226

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1226
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1226.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1033	Authorizing insurance providers to extend motor vehicle liability insurance rebates to customers with safe driving records	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H1069	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1152	Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5235	Similar To
H1206	Relative to insurance companies and death certificates	Accompanied a study order, see H5167	Similar To
H1861	Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H3077	Relative to timely restitution payments	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H5167	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1719	To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018	Accompanied H2732	Similar To
S1802	Relative to providing better notices and protections in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S1813	Improving the fairness of our tax laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S193	Relative to partial payments	Accompanied a new draft, see S2569	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1033

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5003

Similar To

H1069

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1152

Reforming labor rates paid by insurance companies to auto repairers in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5235

Similar To

H1206

Relative to insurance companies and death certificates

Accompanied a study order, see H5167

Similar To

H1861

Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H3077

Relative to timely restitution payments

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

H5167

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1719

To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018

Accompanied H2732

Similar To

S1802

Relative to providing better notices and protections in the process for collecting delinquent property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S1813

Improving the fairness of our tax laws

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S193

Relative to partial payments

Accompanied a new draft, see S2569

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

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

Similar To

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