H 908 Massachusetts House · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies

Summary

By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 908) of Ruth B. Balser and others for legislation to prohibit benefit limits and exclusions for behavioral health disorders on certain disability insurance policies. Financial Services.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Jan 2019

Senate Passage

Jan 2019

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Last action Oct 28, 2019

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

1

Committee

1

Jan 22, 2019

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to the committee on Financial Services

lower

1 primary · 43 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Angelo M. Scaccia

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

Carlos González

Carmine Gentile

Chris Hendricks

Christine Barber