MA H1861

Bill

Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims

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 on personal injury protection benefit claims. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the fourth paragraph of Section 34M of Chapter 90 of the General Laws in Massachusetts. It states that if an insurance company makes a payment on a personal injury protection benefit claim after an action has been filed but before a judgment is reached, the court may still assess costs and reasonable attorney's fees for the action up until the time of the payment. Additionally, the bill requires interest to be assessed on all amounts adjudged to be due and payable in such an action, at the same rate as interest is assessed for breach of contract actions in the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Jeff Roy (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1861

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1861
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1861.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1069	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H3077	Relative to timely restitution payments	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1181	Regulating labor standards for transportation network drivers	Accompanied a study order, see S2918	Similar To
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
S1871	To ensure timely restitution payments to victims of crime	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2339	Relative to electronic toll payments	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	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
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To

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