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HB 175                                                                                                                        
A message dated June 16, 2009, was received stating the Governor                                                                
signed the following bill and is transmitting the engrossed and enrolled                                                        
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's office for permanent filing:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C) am S                                                                                       
      "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; exempting rewards under a wellness program                                                              
      from treatment as insurance discrimination or rebating; making                                                            

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      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."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
      Chapter No. 30, SLA 2009                                                                                                  
      Effective Date:  July 1, 2009