H 957 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act preserving the competitiveness of group auto and homeowners insurance plans

This bill modifies the rules for group auto and homeowners insurance plans in Massachusetts to help keep them competitive. It allows these plans to be renewed even if fewer than 35 percent of their members are insured during the years 2024 through 2030, a threshold that previously applied to plans approved between 2020 and 2024. The change directly affects insurance groups that have seen a decline in member participation, enabling them to continue offering coverage under existing marketing plans without meeting the higher enrollment requirement. The law takes effect immediately upon passage by the legislature.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Dec 5, 2024
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
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Dec 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended by substitution of bill with the same title, see H5133
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
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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Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
MA
10th Essex