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S755 • 2025

An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees

An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees

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Sponsor
Barry R. Finegold
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see S2972
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees

An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees By Mr.
  • Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 755) of Barry R.
  • Finegold for legislation related to health insurance benefits for municipal employees.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Accompanied a study order, see S2972

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. 2025-10-27 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:30 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Financial Services

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act providing for prompt health insurance benefits for municipal employees
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 755) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation related to health insurance benefits for municipal employees. Financial Services.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.755

SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new subsection:-

(k) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an eligible municipal employee who subscribes to the commission’s health insurance coverage within the first 10 days of the employee’s first day of employment shall receive such coverage effective as of: (i) their first day of employment; or (ii) the date on which the employee subscribes to the coverage, whichever is later.

SECTION 2. The group insurance commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement subsection (k) of section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as inserted by section 1, not later than 3 months after enactment.

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