H1612 • 2025

An Act relative to independent prepaid legal services plans

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Sponsor: Tackey Chan
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to independent prepaid legal services plans

An Act relative to independent prepaid legal services plans By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to independent prepaid legal services plans By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1612) of Tackey Chan, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Bradley H.
Jones, Jr., relative to independent prepaid legal services plans.
The Judiciary.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
2025-10-20 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:10 PM in A-2
2025-07-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-07-29 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-07-16 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to independent prepaid legal services plans
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1612) of Tackey Chan, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Bradley H. Jones, Jr., relative to independent prepaid legal services plans. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1612

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 176H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Covered legal services,” the following definition: -

"Independent prepaid legal services plan'', means a non-indemnity plan, regardless of the benefits, where legal services are available to members, or their dependents, through an organization that contracts directly with independent attorneys for the provision of the legal services and the organization pays the independent attorney via a capitated arrangement and the independent attorney receives no additional payment or reimbursement from the organization for specified legal services or specified legal expenses.

SECTION 2. Said chapter shall be further amended by inserting after section 19 the following section: -

Section 20. Exemptions

For purposes of this chapter an independent prepaid legal services plan shall not be considered an insured legal services plan or a membership legal services plan and any person, group of persons, organization or entity establishing, operating, offering or selling an independent prepaid legal services plan shall be exempt from the requirements imposed by this chapter.

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