Legislature(2015 - 2016)
2016-04-17 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2016-04-17 Senate Journal Page 2623 HB 372 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) am "An Act relating to insurance; relating to the annual report by the director of 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; 2016-04-17 Senate Journal Page 2624 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" was read the second time. Senator Costello, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Labor and Commerce Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 2610. Senator Gardner objected, then withdrew her objection. There being no further objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) was adopted. Senator Giessel offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 20, following line 20: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 31. AS 21.36.125(c) is amended to read: (c) The director of insurance shall adopt regulations to implement, define, and enforce this section, except that the director may not adopt a regulation that sets the final payment of a covered service." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 37, following line 1: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 70. 3 AAC 26.110(a)(2)(B) and (5)(A) are annulled." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 37, line 13: Delete "Section 69" Insert "Section 71" 2016-04-17 Senate Journal Page 2625 Page 37, line 14: Delete "Section 67" Insert "Section 68" Page 37, line 15: Delete "sec. 68" Insert "sec. 69" Page 37, line 17: Delete "Section 65" Insert "Section 66" Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Objections were heard. Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment No. 1. Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was withdrawn. Senator Coghill 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. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) "An Act relating to insurance; relating to the annual report by the director of 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 2016-04-17 Senate Journal Page 2626 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" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 372(L&C) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Dates YEAS: 17 NAYS: 2 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Egan, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer, Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski Nays: Dunleavy, Kelly Absent: Ellis and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 372(L&C) passed the Senate. Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.