H 971 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to travel insurance

This bill updates Massachusetts laws to clarify how travel insurance is defined and regulated within the state. It removes travel insurance from the definition of "health benefit plans" and establishes a new licensing framework for individuals and businesses that sell or manage these specific travel coverage products. The legislation creates a "limited lines travel insurance producer" license to allow travel agents and administrators to legally offer and process travel insurance policies, while explicitly excluding long-term medical plans for expatriates or military personnel from this category.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Apr 3, 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
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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

Sponsors

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Tackey Chan
DDemocratic
MA
2nd Norfolk