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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1295 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 642
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barry R. Finegold
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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 related to health insurance benefits for municipal employees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and MiddlesexVanna Howard17th Middlesex1/30/2023Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.12th Hampden1/30/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth2/1/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/7/2023 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1295 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 642
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 642) of Barry R. Finegold, Vanna
Howard, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation related to health
insurance benefits for municipal employees. Financial Services.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act related to health insurance benefits for municipal employees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following subsection:-
3 (k) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an eligible municipal
4employee who subscribes to the commission’s health insurance coverage within the first 10 days
5of the employee’s first day of employment shall receive such coverage effective as of: (1) their
6first day of employment; or (2) the date on which the employee subscribes to the coverage,
7whichever is later. The commission shall promulgate regulations to enforce this subsection.
8 SECTION 2. The group insurance commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to
9implement subsection (k) of section 19 of chapter 32B, as inserted by section 1 of this act, not
10later than 3 months after the effective date of this act.