Session Laws

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 striking out section 120A, as appearing in the 1994 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 120A. No insurer authorized to issue policies upon the lives of persons in the commonwealth may refuse, for the sole reason of mental retardation, to issue a policy of individual life insurance on the life of any person residing in the commonwealth who has reached the age of three years, if there is no other insurance in force or pending consideration on the life of such person. Insurer as used in this section shall include every life insurance company as defined in section one hundred and eighteen and every fraternal benefit society as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and seventy-six.