Bill
S 1881
Requires that legislative appropriations plus active and retired employee contributions for group insurance be deposited into Group Insurance Trust Fund to pay GIC coverages.
Status snapshot
- Bill number: S 1881 (Senate Docket No. 2001)
- Filed: January 17, 2025 (docket filing); introduced/acted on in Senate May 22, 2025
- Current status: Referred to committee (records show multiple committee referrals — see “Notes” below)
- Primary sponsor (as filed in Massachusetts docket): Paul W. Mark
- Subject matter: Amendment to Chapter 32A (Group Insurance Commission / Group Insurance Trust Fund)
Purpose and intent
- The bill directs that funds appropriated by the Legislature together with contributions from active and retired employees be deposited into the Group Commission Trust Fund so those funds are available to provide the coverages offered by the commission. The intent appears to be to require a dedicated deposit of insurance-related appropriations and employee contributions into a trust fund used to pay group insurance coverages.
Key provision (text excerpt)
- The bill amends Section 8 of Chapter 32A by inserting:
“Said funds appropriated by the legislature along with the contributions made by the active and retired employees shall be deposited into the group commission trust fund to provide the required coverages offered by the commission.”
What this changes / effect
- Requires that both legislative appropriations for group insurance and employee (active and retired) contributions be deposited into the Group Commission Trust Fund (sometimes referred to here as the “group commission trust fund”).
- Does not itself change benefit levels, contribution rates, eligibility rules, or the coverages offered — it addresses the destination and accounting of funds used to pay for those coverages.
- Likely affects fiscal accounting and cash-management practices for group insurance funding by directing funds into the trust fund rather than treated as general fund receipts or other accounts.
Who is affected
- The Group Insurance Commission (GIC) or analogous state commission administering employee health/insurance plans.
- Active and retired state employees and retirees who contribute to GIC plans (the law specifies their contributions).
- State budget/finance offices responsible for appropriations and fund management.
Procedural / timeline notes
- Docketed Jan 17, 2025. Legislative entries show introduction/reading and committee referrals in January–May 2025, with hearings scheduled in early June 2025. The public record shown contains multiple committee referrals (Public Service; Transportation; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), which appears inconsistent.
Notes and caveats
- The legislative metadata provided contains inconsistencies (bill title at top referencing trailer registration, multiple different committees, and a list of federal U.S. Senators as cosponsors). The substantive bill text and docket information indicate this is a Massachusetts state bill concerning the Group Insurance Trust Fund (Chapter 32A). Users should verify status and official text on the Massachusetts Legislature’s website or the official bill tracker for authoritative, up-to-date information.
- No fiscal note or explicit appropriation amounts are included in the bill text provided; any budgetary impact would depend on existing appropriation practices and accounting changes.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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