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PIACT bill tracking and priority bills—March 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: 2/27/13 House Calendar Number 40, File Number 15 |
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| 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 |
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| H.B. 5930 | Candelaria—To reduce the premium rates for private-passenger motor vehicle insurance policies for individuals garaging their motor vehicles in urban areas. An act concerning automobile insurance premium rates. Last Action: 2/8/13 Public Hearing 2/14/13 |
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| 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: 2/15/13 Public Hearing 2/20/13 |
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| 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: 3/7/13 Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation |
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| 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 |
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| S.B. 236 | Judiciary Committee—To provide uninsured motorist coverage to a named insured or a household member of the named insured for damages arising from being struck as a pedestrian during the theft of an insured vehicle. An act concerning uninsured motorist coverage for bodily injury to a named insured or relative during the theft of a motor vehicle. Last Action: 2/8/13 Public Hearing 2/13 |
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| 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: 2/15/13 Public Hearing 2/20/13 |
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| 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: 2/8/13 Public Hearing 2/13/13 |
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| S.B. 863 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To prohibit certain factors from being used to underwrite or rate a private passenger nonfleet automobile insurance policy. An act concerning factors used in automobile insurance rating. Last Action: 3/5/13 Senate Calendar Number 61, File Number 21 |
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| S.B. 954 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To prohibit, for an automobile liability insurance policy delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or endorsed on or after Oct. 1, 2013, any reduction of uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage limits or benefits payable for amounts paid by the insurance company to any other claimant other than the named insured or for amounts paid to the named insured for property damage by or on behalf of any tortfeasor. An act concerning payments made under uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Last Action: 2/22/13 Public Hearing 2/26/13 |
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| Excess/surplus | ||
| H.B. 6379 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To allow surplus-lines brokers and insureds to write signed statements in lieu of executing affidavits when such brokers and insureds are unable to procure insurance from an authorized insurer, and to require additional information in such signed statements. An act concerning surplus-lines insurance brokers. Last Action: 3/1/13 Public Hearing 3/5/13 |
Supporting comment |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| H.B. 6380 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To 1) require personal and commercial risk insurance policies to provide, for a covered loss that requires repair or replacement of damaged items, parts, components or materials, for the repair or replacement of adjacent undamaged items, parts, components or materials to achieve uniformity as to composition, color, texture, size or quality, 2) regulate the declination, cancellation, nonrenewal of, and premium increases for homeowners insurance policies, and 3) specify that a home improvement contractor shall not engage in the activities of a public adjuster. An act concerning property and casualty insurance policies and home improvement contractors Last Action: 3/1/13 Public Hearing 3/5/13 |
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| H.B. 6477 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To extend the number of months from six to twelve for which common expense assessments due a common interest unit owners' association may be counted for purposes of a lien. An act concerning the statutory lien for assessments on a condominium unit. Last Action: 3/1/13 Public Hearing 3/5/13 |
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| 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 |
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| H.B. 6550 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To eliminate the loss ratio guarantee and the 30-day deemer provision for individual health policy rate filings. An act concerning loss ratio guarantees for individual health insurance policies. Last Action: 3/1/13 Public Hearing 3/7/13 |
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| H.B. 6553 | Labor and Public Employees Committee—To establish a task force to examine the feasibility of establishing a family medical leave insurance benefit. An act establishing a task force to study family medical leave insurance. Last Action: 3/8/13 Public Hearing 3/12/13 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: 2/22/13 Senate Calendar Number 38, File Number 3 |
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| 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 Directors. Last Action: 3/5/13 Senate Calendar Number 59, File Number 22 |
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: 3/4/13 Senate Calendar Number 50, File Number 20 |
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| S.B. 953 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To require universal life insurance policies to include a disclosure that premiums for such policies may increase. An act concerning disclosures for universal life insurance policies. Last Action: 2/22/13 Public Hearing 2/26/13 |
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| S.B. 957 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To establish a Health Insurance Advisory Council to evaluate and make recommendations on ways to ensure effective review by the Insurance Department of health insurance rates, ensure the affordability of health insurance in this state and monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in this state. An act establishing a Health Insurance Advisory Council. Last Action: 2/22/13 Public Hearing 2/26/13 |
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| Miscellaneous | ||
| H.B. 5926 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To extend the sunset date for personal risk insurance filings and change the overall statewide rate increase or decrease from 6 percent to 3 percent in the aggregate for all coverages that are subject to the filing. An act concerning personal risk insurance rate filings. Last Action: 2/15/13 Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 2/21/13 |
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| 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: 2/27/13 House Calendar Number 41, File Number 16 |
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| H.B. 6378 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To make changes to property and casualty insurance and related statutes. An act concerning changes to property and casualty insurance and related statues. Last Action: 3/1/13 Public Hearing 3/5/13 |
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| S.B. 235 | Judiciary Committee—To adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act in this state. An act concerning the adoption of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. Last Action: 2/8/13 Public Hearing 2/13/13 |
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| 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: 2/22/13 Senate Calendar Number 39, File Number 4 |
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| S.B. 1031 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To implement additional Insurance Department consumer protection provisions. An act concerning the Insurance Department's authority to protect consumers. Last Action: 3/1/13 Public Hearing 3/7/13 |
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| S.B. 1093 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To revise various insurance statutes to enhance the Insurance Department's regulatory authority. An act concerning revisions to the insurance statutes. Last Action: 3/8/13 Public Hearing 3/12/13 |
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| 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: 2/28/13 Vote to Draft |
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| 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: 2/8/13 Public Hearing 2/14/13 |
Opposing comment |
| H.B. 6476 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To regulate certificates of insurance. An act concerning certificates of insurance for property/casualty insurance coverage. Last Action: 2/22/13 Public Hearing 2/26/13 |
Supporting comment |
| 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: 2/8/13 Public Hearing 2/8/13 |
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| H.B. 5926 | Insurance and Real Estate Committee—To extend the sunset date for personal risk insurance filings and change the overall statewide rate increase or decrease from 6 percent to 3 percent in the aggregate for all coverages that are subject to the filing. An act concerning personal risk insurance rate filings. Last Action: 2/22/13 House Calendar Number 35, File Number 7 |
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| Workers' compensation | ||
| S.B. 823 | Labor and Public Employees Committee—To expand workers' compensation coverage to individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder as a direct result of witnessing the death or maiming of another human being whose death or maiming was caused by an intentional act of violence of another person. An act concerning severe mental or emotional impairment and workers' compensation coverage. Last Action: 3/1/13 Filed with the Legislative Commissioner's Office |
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