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HB 372                                                                                                                        
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered 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; 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" and recommended it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                       SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                         
          NO. 372(L&C)                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Costello, Chair; Senators Stevens, Meyer.                                                              
Signing amend: Senator Giessel.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
          Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Commerce, Community                                                           
      and Economic Development                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's first supplemental calendar.