HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2116        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2203

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Garrett J. Bradley

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to health insurance for surviving spouses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Garrett J. Bradley

3rd Plymouth

1/15/2015

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

10/29/2019

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

10/29/2019

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

10/29/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

10/29/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

10/29/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

10/29/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

10/29/2019

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

10/29/2019

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

10/29/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

10/29/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

10/29/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

10/29/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

10/29/2019

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

10/29/2019

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

10/29/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

10/29/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

10/29/2019

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

10/29/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

10/29/2019

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

10/29/2019

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

10/29/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

10/29/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2116        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2203

By Mr. Bradley of Hingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2203) of Garrett J. Bradley and others relative to health insurance for surviving spouses under the retirement law.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2221 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to health insurance for surviving spouses.

 

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 11 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in line 6, the words "until the remarriage of said surviving spouse".

SECTION 2.  Section 9B of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 4 and 5, the words ", until the remarriage or death of said surviving spouse".

SECTION 3.  The provisions of this act shall apply to surviving spouses of a deceased employee or retired employee, who remarried prior to the effective date of this act and whose insurance coverage, upon remarriage, was terminated under chapters 32A or 32B of the General Laws.

SECTION 4.  The provisions of this act shall be prospective from the effective date of this act and shall not entitle any surviving spouse of a deceased employee or retired employee to any retroactive insurance coverage.