SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1641        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 661

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 penalties.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/24/2017

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/14/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1641        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 661

By Mr. Ross, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 661) of Richard J. Ross, William Crocker, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to health insurance penalties.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 631 OF 2015-2016.]

 

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 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 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 33, after the word "penalty;" the following words:- provided, however, 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;