An Act relative to home owners insurance and funding repairs
Generates a plain-language summary of the bill text and history.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/2/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 2/2/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2/2/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 1/12/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/5/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/15/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Financial Services |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J11 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4C the following section:-
½. No insurer licensed to write and engaged in the writing of homeowners insurance in this commonwealth nor the joint underwriting association, set forth in chapter 175C, shall include in its homeowner insurance policies a provision requiring an insured to complete a repair prior to the release of funds estimated by the insurer for the cost of repair.
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4C the following section:- Section 4C½. No insurer licensed to write and engaged in the writing of homeowners insurance in this commonwealth nor the joint underwriting association, set forth in chapter 175C, shall include in its homeowner insurance policies a provision requiring an insured to complete a repair prior to the release of funds estimated by the insurer for the cost of repair.