SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1082 FILED ON: 1/20/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 549 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Richard J. Ross _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to health insurance penalties. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex | George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol | Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | Michael R. Knapik |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1082 FILED ON: 1/20/2011 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 549 By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 549) of Richard J. Ross, George T. Ross, Randy Hunt, Michael R. Knapik and others for legislation relative to health insurance penalties. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to health insurance penalties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 111M, as so appearing in the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting, after the second paragraph, the following paragraph:- If during the course of a taxable year a taxpayer becomes unemployed and, as a result, loses health care coverage for the duration of that unemployed period, and that unemployed period is longer than 63 days, the taxpayer shall be exempt from the penalty for the duration of that unemployed period. |
