Bill Text: MA H956 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulating the use of personal information by insurance companies
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-16 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H956 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H956-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ronald Mariano
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act further regulating the use of personal information by insurance companies.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Ronald Mariano |
3rd Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1008 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act further regulating the use of personal information by
insurance companies.
��������������� Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following new section:�
Section 2C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, no insurance company shall disclose any nonpublic personal information contrary to the provisions of Title V of the federal Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (public law 106-102), known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this section in accordance with the requirements of chapter thirty A of the General Laws. Such rules and regulations shall be consistent with and not more restrictive than standards contained in regulations promulgated under Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by federal regulatory agencies governing financial institutions doing business in the commonwealth. Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private cause of action.
