HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3387 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2222
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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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: |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/16/2019 |
Joan Meschino | 3rd Plymouth | 1/18/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 1/30/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/24/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/25/2019 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Paul W. Mark | 2nd Berkshire | 2/1/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/30/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. | 12th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/25/2019 |
Paul F. Tucker | 7th Essex | 2/1/2019 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3387 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2222
By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2222) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to health insurance benefits for certain surviving spouses. Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 6 and 7 the words "until the remarriage of said surviving spouse".
SECTION 2. Section 9B of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 4 and 5, the words ",until the remarriage or death of said surviving spouse".
SECTION 3. Section 9B of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 9, 10 and 11, the words “the entire cost of such premium without any contribution by the governmental unit” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - one-half the cost of such premium with one-half the cost of such premium paid by the governmental unit.
SECTION 4. Section 9D of said chapter 32B is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. The provisions in sections 1 and 2 of this act shall apply prospectively 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 6. The provisions in sections 1, 2 and 3 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 and premium contribution by the governmental unit.