2016-04-12                     House Journal                      Page 2230
HB 372                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 372                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to insurance; relating to expenses for insurance                                                          
     examinations; relating to regulations for insurance utilization                                                            
     review, benefits determination, health care insurance grievance                                                            
     resolution procedures, independent review of adverse                                                                       
     determinations or final adverse determinations, independent                                                                
     review organizations, and continuing education providers; relating                                                         
     to required provisions for health care insurance contracts and                                                             
     policies, including health care provider choice; establishing civil                                                        
     penalties for insurers for failure to provide requested records;                                                           
     amending the definition of 'wet marine and transportation'                                                                 
     insurance; amending provisions on limited licenses to include crop                                                         
     insurance; relating to third-party administrator notification                                                              
     requirements; relating to certification filing by reinsurance                                                              
     intermediary brokers; relating to rate filings, delivery of insurance                                                      
     policies or endorsements; relating to refunds of variable life                                                             
     insurance policies and variable annuities; establishing limitations                                                        
     on issuance of long-term care insurance; relating to requirements                                                          
     for group health insurance policies; amending the definition of                                                            
     'group health insurance'; relating to motor vehicle service                                                                
     contracts; relating to notice requirements for meetings of                                                                 
     stockholders or members of a domestic insurer; establishing a                                                              
     definition of 'bona fide association'; relating to requirements and                                                        
     penalties for committing a fraudulent or criminal insurance act;                                                           
     updating criteria for examinations; relating to rate filing                                                                
     deviations; establishing civil penalties for certain wilful                                                                
     violations; and providing for an effective date."                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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2016-04-12                     House Journal                      Page 2231
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                               
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C)                                                                                             
     (same title)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Millett moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSHB 372(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
There was objection.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 372(L&C) will advance to third reading on tomorrow's                                                                       
calendar.