2009-03-09                     House Journal                      Page 0412
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HB 175                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 175 by the House Labor and Commerce                                                                              
Committee, entitled:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to insurance, including treating as confidential                                                           
    certain information submitted to the director of insurance by the                                                           
    National Association of Insurance Commissioners; clarifying                                                                 
    conditions for the release of insurer deposits; defining travel                                                             
    insurance that may be sold under a travel insurance limited                                                                 
    producer license; establishing criteria for licensing of nonresident                                                        
    independent adjusters as resident adjusters; exempting rewards                                                              
    under a wellness program from treatment as insurance                                                                        
    discrimination or rebating; making certain insurance required of                                                            
    the Comprehensive Health Insurance Association permissive                                                                   
    rather than mandatory; providing for the administration of loss                                                             
    reimbursement policies and payments to guaranty associations                                                                
    during insolvency proceedings; making certain provisions relating                                                           
    to statements on applications and guaranteed renewability for                                                               
    individual health insurance applicable to hospital and medical                                                              
    service corporations; making public certain forms and related                                                               
    documents filed for approval by a hospital or medical service                                                               
    corporation after the filing becomes effective; relating to deposits                                                        
    of self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements; repealing                                                            
    reasons that the director of insurance may use to deny or revoke a                                                          
    license; and providing for an effective date."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and                                                                
Finance Committees.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
HB 176                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 176 by Representative Cissna, entitled:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act relating to break times for employees who nurse a child."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Health & Social Services                                                            
and Labor & Commerce Committees.