2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 616

CHAPTER NUMBER: 571
File Code: Insurance - Other than Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 246
Sponsored By:
Senators Glassman, Middleton, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh
Entitled:
Insurance Producers - Continuing Education - Funeral Directors and Morticians

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the Maryland Insurance Commissioner from requiring an insurance producer to receive more than 16 hours of continuing education in a renewal period if the insurance producer is also a licensed funeral director or licensed mortician who sells only life insurance policies or annuity contracts that fund a specified pre-need contract and is not a viatical settlement broker.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Finance
2/18
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
House Action
3/20
First Reading Economic Matters
3/28
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 571

Sponsored by:

Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Agents and Brokers
Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
Funerals
Insurance Administration
Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Morticians

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 10-116 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
Number: 297979/01     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
March 31, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)