HOUSE BILL 246

Sponsored By:

Delegate Harrison

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 specified 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

House Action

1/29

First Reading Economic Matters

2/11

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/5

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/10

Third Reading Passed (134-0)

4/3

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Passed Enrolled

Senate Action

3/11

First Reading Finance

3/13

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

4/1

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/2

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/19

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 572

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):

House

Number: 933194/01     Offered on: March 5, 2009   at: 10:07 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 267575/01     Offered on: April 3, 2009   at: 10:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (134-0)

April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (137-0)

Senate

April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)