2009-04-14                     House Journal                      Page 0962
HB 175                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 175                                                                                                          
    "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."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                  Journal Page                                                         
                                                                                                                                
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 2DP 5NR                                          658                                                        
 FN1: ZERO(CED)                                                      659                                                        
 FIN RPT CS(L&C) NT 5DP 4NR                                          890                                                        
 FN1: ZERO(CED)                                                      892                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                

2009-04-14                     House Journal                      Page 0963
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C)                                                                                              
    "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; 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."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johansen moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                  
CSHB 175(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 175(L&C) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                       
calendar.