2004 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 546

File Code: Insurance - Other than Health
Sponsored By:
Senators Miller, Astle, Britt, Currie, Della, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Insurance - People's Insurance Counsel

Synopsis:

Providing for the appointment, term of office, qualifications, and salary of the People's Insurance Counsel; requiring the People's Insurance Counsel to take a specified oath; requiring the State budget to provide sufficient money for the Office of People's Insurance Counsel to hire necessary staff; authorizing the Office of People's Insurance Counsel to retain or hire experts; requiring the People's Insurance Counsel to administer and operate the Office of People's Insurance Counsel; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Finance
2/25
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (39-6)
House Action
3/23
First Reading Economic Matters
3/24
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPROPRIATIONS
ASSESSMENTS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEARINGS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LEGISLATION - see also- CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION; CURATIV LEG.
OATHS
OMBUDSMEN
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
SUBPOENAS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 2-601 , 2-602 , 2-603 , 2-604 , 2-605 , 2-606 , 2-607 , 2-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 797771/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2004   at: 12:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 22, 2004: Third Reading Passed (39-6)