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PIACT bill tracking and priority billsFeb. 6, 2013

PIA priority bills will be highlighted in grey.

Bill No.

Status

PIA position
Auto
H.B. 5072

Dillon—To require an insurance company doing business in this state, or agent, adjuster or third-party claims administrator for such company to provide additional disclosures to an insured regarding such insured's right to choose a licensed repair shop or glass shop where such insured's motor vehicle physical damage or automotive glass work will be performed.

An act concerning automotive glass work.

Last Action: 1/25/13 Public Hearing 1/31

 
H.B. 5073

Srinivasan—To require insurance companies or third-party claims administrators for such companies to provide certain disclosures and information to insureds for claims regarding motor vehicle glass repair service or motor vehicle glass products.

An act concerning motor vehicle glass repair service.

Last Action: 1/25/13 Public Hearing 1/31

 
H.B. 5930

Candelaria—To reduce the premium rates for private-passenger motor vehicle insurance policies for individuals garaging their motor vehicels in urban areas.

An act concerning automobile insurance premium rates.

Last Action: 1/31/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 
H.B. 5752

Miller—To provide that no person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of renting or leasing passenger motor vehicles without drivers shall require a secondary driver to provide a credit card number to such person, firm or corporation as a condition to the rental of a passenger motor vehicle if the primary driver has provided proof that such motor vehicle will have sufficient insurance coverage.

An act concerning the renting or leasing of passenger motor vehicles.

Last Action: 2/4/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 
H.B. 6033

Scribner—To require that distracted driving violations appear in a motor vehicle operator's driving history record accessible to motor vehicle insurance providers.

An act concerning motor vehicle insurance providers and distracted driving.

Last Action: 2/4/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 
S.B. 135

Bye—To avoid penalizing certain motor vehicle operators who, due to a change in personal financial circumstances, fail to maintain motor vehicle liability insurance and have their motor vehicle registrations suspended.

An act concerning the civil peanlty for the failure of certain motor vehicle operators to maintain motor vehicle liability insurance.

Last Action: 1/31/13 Public Hearing 2/4

 
S.B. 380

Guglielmo—To allow motor vehicle insurance identification cards required under section 14-12b of the general statutes to be provided in an electronic format.

An act concerning the form of a motor vehicle insurance identification card.

Last Action: 2/4/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 
S.B. 645

Doyle—To allow a police officer to have a vehicle towed if the operator of such vehicle does not provide proof of insurance.

An act allowing police officers to tow motor vehicles when drivers fail to provide proof of insurance.

Last Action: 2/4/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 
Homeowners/commercial property
H.B. 5285

Nafis, Doyle—To require homeowners to remove dangerous or unhealthy trees on their property.

An act concerning the maintenance of trees by homeowners.

Last Action: 1/15/13 Referred to Joint Committee on Environment

 
H.B. 5295

Sampson—To repeal the requirement that municipalities store the possessions of evicted tenants.

An act concerning the possessions of evicted tenants.

Last Action: 1/28/13 Public Hearing 2/1

 
H.B. 6301

Ackert—To require prompt revision of the state building code with respect to updates to nationally recognized electronical standards.

An act concerning revisions to the state building code.

Last Action: 1/28/13 Public Hearing 2/1

 
Life/health
H.B. 6321

Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To require insurers to provide certain disclosures at the time of solicitation or application for purchase or sale of a long-term care policy.

An act requiring certain disclosures for long-term care policies.

Last Action: 2/1/13 Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

 
S.B. 147

Looney—To require health insurance that provide coverage for intravenously administered medications for the treatment or palliation or therapeutic intervention for the prevention of disabling or life-threatening chronic diseases to provide coverage for orally administered medications for such treatment, palliation or intervention on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered medications.

An act concerning health insurance coverage or orally and intravenously administered medications.

Last Action: 1/16/13 Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

 
S.B. 596

Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To direct the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange to actively negotiate, on behalf of consumers, health insurance premiums with insurers for qualified health plans offered through the exchange.

An act concerning the duties of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange.

Last Action: 2/6/13 Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

 
S.B. 812

Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To add an insurance producer to the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange board of directors.

An act concerning the Connecticut Health Insurance Board of Directos.

Last Action: 2/1/13 Public Hearing 2/5

Supporting comment
S.B. 813

Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To establish a tax credit for premiums paid by residents of this state for long-term care insurance policies.

An act establishing a tax credit for the purchase of long-term care insurance.

Last Action: 2/1/13 Public Hearing 2/5

 
Miscellaneous
H.B. 6322

Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To make technical, conforming and minor changes to the insurance and related statutes.

An act concerning the legislative commissioners' recommendations for technical and minor changes to the insurance and related statutes.

Last Action: 2/1/13 Public Hearing 2/5

 
S.B. 597

Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To regulate the sale of portable electronics insurance in this state.

An act concerning portable electronics insurance.

Last Action: 2/6/13Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

 
Privacy
S.B. 159

Looney—To protect employee privacy by barring employers or potential employers from requiring employees to provide passwords to their personal accounts as a condition of employment.

An act concerning employee privacy.

Last Action: 1/30/13 Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees

 
Producer issues
H.B. 5635

Boukus—To require an insurance producer or such producer's designee to provide a copy of the completed insurance application form to the applicant not later than five business days after such applicant applies for coverage, for such applicant's review and approval.

An act concerning the time frame for provision of a completed insurance application form by an insurance producer to an applicant.

Last Action: 1/31/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 
Underwriting
H.B. 5510

Zoni—To prohibit the use of an applicant's credit history as a factor in underwriting or rating a private-passenger motor vehicle insurance policy.

An act prohibiting the use of credit histories as a factor in underwriting or rating private-passenger motor vehicle insurance policies.

Last Action: 1/31/13 Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

 

 

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