# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000705189
**File Stem:** 0001133228-26-007748
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 2691
**Document Hash:** 2ecb703ac2697e348c73ed7cefafd252
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001133228-26-007748.hdr.sgml**: 20260501

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001133228-26-007748

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260501

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260501

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260501

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MML BAY STATE VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT I
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000705189

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CT
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-19605
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26929551

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1295 STATE ST
- **CITY:** SPRINGFIELD
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01111
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4137888411

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1295 STATE STREET
- **CITY:** SPRINGFIELD
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01111

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### MML BAY STATE VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT I (Series ID: S000010878)

| Class ID   | Class Name         | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000030141 | Variable Life Plus |  |

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May 1, 2026

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Disclosure Review Office

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-0506

Re: MML Bay State Life Insurance Company<br> and its MML Bay State Variable Life Separate Account IPost-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registration Statement on Form N-6 Prospectus Title: Variable Life Plus File Nos. 033-19605, 811-03542 Class Identifier: C000030141

Dear Commissioners:

On behalf of MML Bay State Life Insurance Company (the "Depositor") and its MML Bay State Variable Life Separate Account I (the "Registrant"), I hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act") that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 33 Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 (the "Most Recent Amendment") to the above-referenced Registration Statement, which was filed on April 24, 2026 and became effective on April 27, 2026; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the text of the Most Recent Amendment was filed electronically.

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| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Angela N. Brown<br>|
| Angela N. Brown |
| Lead Counsel, Life Insurance Product & Operations |
| for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |

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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111-0001, and its affiliated companies.