SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2292        FILED ON: 8/2/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2207

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dorcena Forry

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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 life insurance.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

8/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2292        FILED ON: 8/2/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2207

By Ms. Forry, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2207) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Linda Dorcena Forry and Patricia A. Haddad for legislation relative to life insurance.  Financial Services.

 

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 life insurance.

 

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 176 of the Acts of 2010 is hereby amended by striking section 2 in its entity and inserting in place thereof the following new section:

Section 2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the domestic stock life insurance company, established by chapter 499 of the acts of 1990, may adopt restated articles of organization and by-laws as approved by stockholders under section 4 of chapter 178A of the General Laws, which shall provide for the governance and capital structure of the company, as the same shall be amended from time to time, in such form and manner as is permissible for other domestic stock life insurance companies under chapter 175 of the General Laws.