Legislature(1995 - 1996)
1995-05-11 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1995-05-11 Senate Journal Page 1737 SB 53 Senator Kelly moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate rescind its previous action in failing to concur in the House amendment to CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 53(JUD) "An Act relating to regulation of risk retention or purchasing groups; to preemption of the regulation of insurance agents and insurance producers; to the general powers of the director of the division of insurance; to insurance examination hearings; to insurer certificates of authority; to annual and quarterly statements, taxes, and prohibited acts of insurers; to reinsurance credit allowed a domestic insurer; to risk based capital for insurers; to insurer assets and liabilities; to insurer investments; to insurance holding companies; to regulation, licensing, examination, and trade practices of insurance producers, managing general agents, third-party administrators, brokers, independent adjusters, and reinsurance intermediary managers; to surplus lines insurance; to criminal insurance acts; to premium increases in automobile insurance; to insurance rating; to assigned risk pools; to filing and approval of certain insurance policy forms; to required insurance coverage for acupuncture, nurse midwives' services, mammography, and phenylketonuria; to health insurance provided by small employers; to transfer of an insurer's status as a domestic insurer; to quarterly statements of benevolent associations, fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations; to reciprocal insurers; to the definition of `member insurer' for purposes 1995-05-11 Senate Journal Page 1738 SB 53 of the Alaska Life and Disability Insurance Guaranty Association; to electronic insurance data transfer and insurance funds transfer; to the definitions of `managing general agent' and `person' applicable to insurance law; to automobile assigned risk plans; placing a person employed by the division of insurance as an actuary or assistant actuary into the exempt service; amending Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 45; and providing for an effective date." (page 1732) Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall the Senate rescind its previous action in failing to concur in the House amendment to CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 53(JUD)?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 53(L&C) am H Rescind previous action in failing to concur in the House amendment to CSSB 53(JUD)? YEAS: 18 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Torgerson, Zharoff Nays: Taylor Excused: Donley and so, the Senate rescinded its previous action. The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House amendment to CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 53(JUD)?" The roll was taken with the following result: 1995-05-11 Senate Journal Page 1739 SB 53 HCS CSSB 53(L&C) am H Shall the Senate concur in the House amendment to CSSB 53(JUD)? Effective Date - Court Rule YEAS: 15 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Green, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, R.Phillips, Salo, Sharp, Torgerson, Zharoff Nays: Halford, Pearce, Rieger, Taylor Excused: Donley Halford changed from "Yea" to "Nay". and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus passing HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 53(L&C) am H "An Act relating to insurance; amending Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 45; and providing for an effective date." Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause and the Court Rule change. Without objection, it was so ordered. The Secretary was requested to notify the House.