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2009-04-18 Senate Journal

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2009-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 1054
HB 175                                                                                                                        
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                                                                  

2009-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 1055
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 second time.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, lines 5 - 6:                                                                                                            
     Delete "establishing criteria for licensing of nonresident                                                               
independent adjusters as resident adjusters;"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Page 7, line 11, through page 8, line 1:                                                                                        
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 8, lines 24 - 28:                                                                                                          
     Delete all material.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                                                 
Senator Therriault objected, then withdrew his objection. There being                                                           
no further objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Therriault moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown                                                                
as a cosponsor on Amendment No. 1. Without objection, it was so                                                                 
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C) am S was read the third time.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall 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 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" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                                                         
result:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 175(L&C) am S                                                                                                              
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins,                                                                    
Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman,                                                                       
Stevens, Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 175(L&C) am S passed the                                                                          
Senate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the                                                            
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause.                                                        
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the                                                           
Secretary for engrossment.