An Act relative to independent prepaid legal services plans
This bill defines "independent prepaid legal services plan" as a system where organizations contract directly with independent attorneys for fixed payments (without extra reimbursement for specific services), and exempts these plans from Chapter 176H regulations. It clarifies that such plans are not considered "insured" or "membership" legal services plans under existing law. The bill directly affects organizations offering these specific prepaid legal service arrangements by removing them from certain regulatory requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Mar 26, 2026
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
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tackey Chan
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Jones
RRepublican
Co
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Soter
RRepublican
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