Bill Text: MA S1220 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to fairness in health insurance
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/22 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1220 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1220-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ms. Walsh
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to fairness in health insurance.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Ms. Walsh |
Suffolk and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S02527 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to fairness in health 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.Paragraph (d) of section 2 of chapter 32A of the
General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- This
definition shall include the spouse of an employee, whether or not party to an
agreement or judgment for separate support or maintenance, if there has not
been a judgment absolute of divorce terminating the marriage.
SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of section 11A of said chapter
32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words
“or of separate support”.
SECTION 3. Subsection (c) of said section 11A of said
chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 28,
29 and 32, the words “or separated”, in each instance.
