HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3226        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2312

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John J. Lawn, Jr.

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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 further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/18/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/25/2019

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/30/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/30/2019

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

1/31/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/31/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/31/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/31/2019

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/31/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/31/2019

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

2/1/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/1/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

2/1/2019

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

2/1/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3226        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2312

By Mr. Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2312) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to insurance benefits for current and retired state employees.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2564 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 5 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in

the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out in lines 1, 2, 24 and 25 the word “five”, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the

word:- ten.

SECTION 2.Section 6 of said chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amend by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The amount of group life insurance on each employee shall be ten thousand dollars, and the amount of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance on each employee shall be ten thousand dollars, except that those employees desiring to elect optional coverage in excess of ten thousand dollars group life insurance and ten thousand dollars group accidental death and dismemberment insurance may do so as provided in section ten A.

SECTION 3.The first paragraph of section 10 of said chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting

in place thereof the following sentence:- The commission shall require that, upon retirement of an employee, the policy or policies of insurance as set forth in section six, except the optional group life insurance referred to therein, shall provide that the ten thousand dollars of group life insurance, the ten thousand dollars of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and the group general or blanket insurance providing hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance, as provided under sections five and ten C, as may be applicable, shall be continued, provided said retiree makes application to the commission on a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission.