CHAPTER NUMBER: 656 
File Code: Insurance - Health and Life
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Insurance
Administration, Maryland)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Insurance Professionals - Certificate of Qualification - Issuance,
Expiration, Renewal, Reinstatement, and Conditions
 
Providing that certificates of qualification for agents and brokers
will expire at a specified time unless properly renewed; clarifying
the renewal procedure for certificates of authority, continuing
education requirements for agents and brokers, and that satisfaction
of the continuing education requirements is necessary for renewal of a
certificate of qualification, with specified exceptions; prohibiting
an insurer from prohibiting an agent from obtaining continuing
education credits from approved courses; etc.
House Action
- 1/20
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 1/28
 - Hearing 2/5 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/12
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/13
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/17
 - Third Reading Passed (137-0)
 - 4/1
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 656
 
Senate Action
- 3/18
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/19
 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/3
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 - 4/4
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Chairman, Econ. Matters Comm.
 - Departmental
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - AGENTS AND BROKERS
 - COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
 - EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.
 - EXAMINATIONS
 - FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
 - HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
 - HEARINGS
 - INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
 - INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
 - MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
 - NOTICES
 - REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 - SUNSET
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Insurance
 - (
 3-311 ,
 3-316 ,
 3-316.1 ,
 8-308 ,
 8-308.1 ,
 10-104 ,
 10-107 ,
 10-108 ,
 10-109 ,
 10-110 ,
 10-110 ,
 10-111 ,
 10-112 ,
 10-115 ,
 10-116 ,
 10-116 ,
 10-116.1 ,
 10-125 ,
 10-126 ,
 10-204 ,
 10-211 ,
 10-211.1 ,
 10-408 ,
 10-408.1 
)
 - Article - 48A Insurance Code
 - (
 170 ,
 170.1 ,
 170.1 ,
 175 ,
 176 ,
 179 ,
 181 ,
 181.1 ,
 182 ,
 182.1 ,
 188 ,
 188.1 ,
 685 ,
 685.1 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 413964/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 13, 1997     at: 10:17
 Status: Adopted