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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Todd M. Smola

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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 home insurance rates.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3375        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to home insurance rates.

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:  Chapter 66 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, after Section 17E, the following section:-

Section 17F.  Records of the division of insurance related to homeowner’s insurance rate filings received or created pursuant to section 6 of chapter 174A or section 6 of chapter 175A shall be public records at the time of initial filing and thereafter, notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary.  Such records shall be available to the public online within 3 business days after they are filed.

SECTION 2:  Clause 26 of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 148, after the word “tabulations”, the following words:-

homeowner’s insurance rate filings and supporting information, as referenced in section 6 of chapter 174A and section 6 of chapter 175A, at the time they are filed and thereafter,