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H1176 • 2025

An Act relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education

An Act relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education

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Sponsor
Carlos González
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5336
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education

An Act relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1176) of Carlos González relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education.
  • Financial Services.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5336

  2. 2025-05-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1176) of Carlos González relative to homeowners’ insurance complaint education. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1176

Section 99 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Seventeenth, a company shall print, on a policy or notice of renewal that informs the insured of a premium increase, information related to filing an insurance complaint with the division of insurance, including, but not limited to, the right of an insured to file a complaint regarding a change in premium or policy, phone number and contact information of the division of insurance consumer service unit and webpage of division of insurance where a complaint can be filed online.

This information shall be included in the sentence immediately following the sentence containing the updated premium amount.

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