S 785 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to insurance claims

Summary

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 785) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to further regulate insurance claims. Financial Services.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

Jul 2026

House Passage

Jul 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Aug 7, 2026

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Aug 7, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2026

executive

Jul 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Enacted and laid before the Governor

upper

Jul 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Enacted

lower

Jul 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third and passed to be engrossed

lower

Jul 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

lower

Jul 13, 2026

Committee

Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

lower

Jul 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

upper

Jul 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

upper

Nov 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the committee on Financial Services

upper

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Second Essex and Middlesex

First Essex and Middlesex

Plymouth and Barnstable

John Cronin

DDemocratic

Worcester and Middlesex

John Keenan

DDemocratic

Norfolk and Plymouth