H 1151 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to inactive bank account fees

This bill amends Massachusetts law to explicitly include fees for inactive bank accounts as a permissible charge for financial institutions. It directly affects banks and their customers by clarifying that charging customers for maintaining dormant accounts is legally allowed under existing statutes. The text adds a specific provision to the state's banking code, ensuring that such fees are recognized alongside other standard deposit-related charges. No new penalties or restrictions are introduced; the change simply updates the legal definition to cover this specific type of fee.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Jun 3, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Financial Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Todd Smola
Todd Smola
RRepublican
MA
1st Hampden