MA S2496

Bill

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

Introduced
04/30/2018

In Committee
05/14/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

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AI Summary

This bill authorizes and directs the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services to investigate and study various current Senate documents related to financial services issues. The documents cover a wide range of topics within the financial services industry, including insurance, investment, and consumer protection matters. The investigation and study are intended to provide the legislature with a comprehensive understanding of these financial services-related issues.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules (on 05/14/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2496

(86 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2496
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2496.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1368	Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1413	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2080	Increasing medical awareness and insurance coverage of non-ionizing radiation injury and reliance upon credible independent medical research	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S276	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2258	Similar To
S403	Establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in commonwealth waterways	Accompanied a study order, see S2489	Similar To
S496	Relative to transparency in homeowners insurance rate setting	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S497	Providing hearing aids for persons with sensory impairedness	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S498	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S500	To equity law to foreclosure	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S503	Relative to preventing fraud	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S504	Relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' Bill of Rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S505	Relative to medical loss ratio for insurance corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S506	Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S507	Relative to women’s health	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S508	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S509	Relative to insurance companies and quality measures	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S510	Relative to Holocaust victims insurance relief	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S512	Relative to the collaborative agreement of a public health dental hygienist	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S513	Relative to access to vital healthcare information	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S514	Providing for coverage of necessary aqua therapy	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S516	Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S517	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S518	To require health care coverage for medically necessary treatment for certain students	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S519	Promoting emerging financial technologies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S520	Relative to health insurer reserve requirements	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S521	Relative to the honoring and cashing of checks	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S522	Reducing the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S523	Ensuring access to medications	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S524	Improving access to child and adolescent mental health services	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S525	Requiring insurance coverage for emergency psychiatric services	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S526	Relative to out-of-network services provided by emergency medicine clinicians	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S529	Relative to administrative simplification	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S530	Relative to short-term disability insurance disclosure	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S531	Relative to Tipping of TNC Drivers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S533	Concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S537	For greater fairness in insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S538	Relative to the effect of comprehensive insurance claims	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S540	Relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S541	To protect credit unions	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S542	To make out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage more affordable	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S543	To provide equal access to medication assisted treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S544	Prohibiting discrimination in insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S546	To promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S547	To increase access to children’s mental health services in the community	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S548	Permitting provisional licensure for financial services	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S550	Relative to ensuring transparency of health plan formularies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S551	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S552	Relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S554	Relative to insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S555	Requiring mental health parity for disability policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S557	Promoting consumer choice in health care	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S558	Relative to the fiduciary responsibility of lenders for non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed accounts	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S559	Relative to group marketing plans for automobile and homeowners insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S560	Pertaining to cancellation of motor vehicle liability policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S561	Relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S562	Relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S563	Relative to special insurance brokers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S564	Relative to non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed funds by lending institutions	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S565	Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S566	Relative to an affordable health plan	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S567	Relative to the definition of certificate of insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S569	Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S571	Relative to consumer notification	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S572	Relative to payments for use of ambulance services	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S573	Relative to transportation network companies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S574	Relative to homeowners' fire insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S575	Relative to the Massachusetts insurers insolvency fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S576	Relative to credit and debit cards	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S577	Relative to public funds	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S578	Relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S579	Relative to the supplemental application requirement for dwelling fire insurance policies	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S580	Relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S581	Relative to the compulsory automobile insurance limits	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S583	To ensure access to generic medications	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S584	Relative to interstate branching of a credit union and the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S585	Relative to the investment authority of the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S588	Relative to disability insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S589	Relative to pet insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S590	Relative to vacated foreclosed residential property	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S592	Relative to mandated benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S593	To strengthen pharmacy benefit management	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S594	Relative to small group eligibility	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S595	Relative to providing short term health care plans	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S596	Relative to coordination of benefit forms	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S598	Resolve to study the financial impact of the nexus between the insurance industry and law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Replaces
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1368

Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities

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

Similar To

S1413

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2080

Increasing medical awareness and insurance coverage of non-ionizing radiation injury and reliance upon credible independent medical research

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S276

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2258

Similar To

S403

Establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in commonwealth waterways

Accompanied a study order, see S2489

Similar To

S496

Relative to transparency in homeowners insurance rate setting

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S497

Providing hearing aids for persons with sensory impairedness

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S498

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S500

To equity law to foreclosure

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S503

Relative to preventing fraud

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S504

Relative to dental benefit plan transparency and patients' Bill of Rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S505

Relative to medical loss ratio for insurance corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S506

Relative to financial services contracts for dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S507

Relative to women’s health

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S508

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S509

Relative to insurance companies and quality measures

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S510

Relative to Holocaust victims insurance relief

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S512

Relative to the collaborative agreement of a public health dental hygienist

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S513

Relative to access to vital healthcare information

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S514

Providing for coverage of necessary aqua therapy

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S516

Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S517

Relative to transparency for mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S518

To require health care coverage for medically necessary treatment for certain students

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S519

Promoting emerging financial technologies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S520

Relative to health insurer reserve requirements

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S521

Relative to the honoring and cashing of checks

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S522

Reducing the financial burden of surprise medical bills for patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S523

Ensuring access to medications

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S524

Improving access to child and adolescent mental health services

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S525

Requiring insurance coverage for emergency psychiatric services

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S526

Relative to out-of-network services provided by emergency medicine clinicians

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S529

Relative to administrative simplification

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S530

Relative to short-term disability insurance disclosure

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S531

Relative to Tipping of TNC Drivers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S533

Concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S537

For greater fairness in insurance policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S538

Relative to the effect of comprehensive insurance claims

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S540

Relative to access to health insurance for human service providers and their employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S541

To protect credit unions

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S542

To make out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage more affordable

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S543

To provide equal access to medication assisted treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S544

Prohibiting discrimination in insurance policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S546

To promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S547

To increase access to children’s mental health services in the community

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S548

Permitting provisional licensure for financial services

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S550

Relative to ensuring transparency of health plan formularies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S551

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S552

Relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S554

Relative to insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S555

Requiring mental health parity for disability policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S557

Promoting consumer choice in health care

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S558

Relative to the fiduciary responsibility of lenders for non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed accounts

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S559

Relative to group marketing plans for automobile and homeowners insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S560

Pertaining to cancellation of motor vehicle liability policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S561

Relative to executive compensation for mutual companies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S562

Relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S563

Relative to special insurance brokers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S564

Relative to non-payment of insurance premiums from escrowed funds by lending institutions

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S565

Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S566

Relative to an affordable health plan

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S567

Relative to the definition of certificate of insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S569

Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S571

Relative to consumer notification

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S572

Relative to payments for use of ambulance services

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S573

Relative to transportation network companies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S574

Relative to homeowners' fire insurance policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S575

Relative to the Massachusetts insurers insolvency fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S576

Relative to credit and debit cards

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S577

Relative to public funds

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S578

Relative to notice requirements for insurance premium changes and insurance coverage changes

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S579

Relative to the supplemental application requirement for dwelling fire insurance policies

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S580

Relative to commonwealth automobile reinsurers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S581

Relative to the compulsory automobile insurance limits

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S583

To ensure access to generic medications

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S584

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S585

Relative to the investment authority of the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S588

Relative to disability insurance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S589

Relative to pet insurance

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S590

Relative to vacated foreclosed residential property

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S592

Relative to mandated benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S593

To strengthen pharmacy benefit management

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S594

Relative to small group eligibility

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S595

Relative to providing short term health care plans

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S596

Relative to coordination of benefit forms

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S598

Resolve to study the financial impact of the nexus between the insurance industry and law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Replaces

S609

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

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