HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 103        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 964

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Lori A. Ehrlich

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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 tobacco premium ratings.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/7/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/1/2019

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/29/2019

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/30/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

1/30/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/28/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/30/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/24/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/28/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 103        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 964

By Ms. Ehrlich of Marblehead, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 964) of Lori A. Ehrlich and others that the Commissioner of the Division of Insurance be directed to annually file with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to establish a standard tobacco use factor.  Financial Services.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 521 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 relative to tobacco premium ratings.

 

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 3 of Chapter 176J of the General Laws is hereby amended by strking out subsection (5) and replacing it with the following subsection:-

(5) The commissioner shall annually file with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to establish a standard tobacco use factor which shall not exceed a ratio of one-to-one. A carrier may apply a tobacco use rate factor in a manner permitted under state and federal law that applies to both eligible small groups and eligible individuals; provided, however, that the carrier uses a certification of tobacco use process that has been approved by the commissioner to determine that eligible individuals and their eligible dependents or eligible small group employees and their eligible dependents have not used tobacco products within the past year.