Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-04-26 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-04-26 House Journal Page 1287 HB 216 The following, which was advanced to third reading from the April 25, 2005, calendar (page 1259), was read the third time: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(L&C) "An Act relating to insurance rate-making and form filing." Amendment No. 1 (title amendment) was offered by Representative Berkowitz: Page 1, line 1: Delete "insurance rate-making and form filing" Insert "policy forms and rates that require filing; requiring the filing of certain rates, rating schedules, loss cost adjustments, and rating plans with the director of the division of insurance; establishing a procedure for the director of the division of insurance to obtain additional supporting information from an insurer for a filing; relating to an application for a rate other than that in an applicable rate filing; requiring prior approval for certain rating systems and the procedure for approving a filing; providing for the issuance of orders relating to nonconforming filings after a hearing; relating to the regulation of joint underwriting and joint reinsurance; relating to flex rating; relating to file and use, filing of rates, supplementary rate information, and supporting information; authorizing the director of the division of insurance to require prior approval; relating to form filing subject to prior approval and form filing subject to file and use; and providing for penalties relating to file and use" Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. 2005-04-26 House Journal Page 1288 Representative Rokeberg objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 216(L&C) Third Reading Amendment No. 1 (title amendment) YEAS: 22 NAYS: 16 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, Meyer, Moses, Salmon, Wilson Nays: Anderson, Chenault, Coghill, Elkins, Foster, Holm, Kelly, Kohring, McGuire, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Thomas, Weyhrauch Excused: Seaton, Stoltze And so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted and the new title follows: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(L&C)(title am) "An Act relating to policy forms and rates that require filing; requiring the filing of certain rates, rating schedules, loss cost adjustments, and rating plans with the director of the division of insurance; establishing a procedure for the director of the division of insurance to obtain additional supporting information from an insurer for a filing; relating to an application for a rate other than that in an applicable rate filing; requiring prior approval for certain rating systems and the procedure for approving a filing; providing for the issuance of orders relating to nonconforming filings after a hearing; relating to the regulation of joint underwriting and joint reinsurance; relating to flex rating; relating to file and use, filing of rates, supplementary rate information, and supporting information; authorizing the director of the division of insurance to require prior approval; relating to form filing subject to prior approval and form filing subject to file and use; and providing for penalties relating to file and use." The question being: "Shall CSHB 216(L&C)(title am) pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: 2005-04-26 House Journal Page 1289 CSHB 216(L&C)(title am) Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 32 NAYS: 3 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 3 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gardner, Gatto, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Nays: Gara, Gruenberg, Kerttula Excused: Seaton, Stoltze Absent: Chenault, Croft, Ramras And so, CSHB 216(L&C)(title am) passed the House. Representative Gruenberg gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on CSHB 216(L&C)(title am).