| HB 0838 |
Neutral | Insurance - Mandated 5 Percent Commissions on Premium Payments |
Blackmon, Shaw 146th |
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3/22/2016 |
Senate Tabled |
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I&L |
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| This legislation requires that health insurance agents receive a minimum commission of five percent of premiums on policies covering 50 or fewer employers. Many counties have insurance companies compete for their business, and some offer 2 percent - 3 percent commissions. |
| HB 0866 |
Oppose | Exempt Multiple Employer Self-Insured Health Plans from Insurance Premium Tax |
Blackmon, Shaw 146th |
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4/27/2016 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
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I&L |
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| This bill provides that multiple employer self-insured health plans are exempt from insurance premium taxes. |
| HB 0875 |
Neutral | Patient Access to Specialty Tier Drugs Act |
Hawkins, Lee 27th |
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2/2/2016 |
House Second Readers |
Ins |
- | - |
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| This legislation requires health insurance plans to provide coverage for specialty, high cost drugs for rare and complex medical conditions at a copay of no more than $200 per month with a maximum out of pocket cost of $1,000 per insured and $2,000 per family per year.
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| HB 0909 |
Support | Prohibition of Insurance Companies Setting Fire Insurance Rates Based Soley on ISO Ratings |
Fleming, Barry 121st |
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2/9/2016 |
House Second Readers |
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| This legislation prohibits fire insurance providers to rely solely on: 1) the Insurance Service Office (ISO) public protection classification system rating; 2) a rating system that does not take into consideration a rural community's fire department or service response time; 3) a rating system that bases the classification solely on the distance to the nearest fire department. |
| HB 0943 |
Neutral | Contracts Contravening Public Policy - Engineering and Architectural Firms |
Rogers, Carl 29th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
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I&L |
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| This legislation only allows an engineering or architectural services contract to require one party to indemnify, hold harmless, insure or defend the other party if the damage is caused by the negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct. Engineering and architectural service contracts that include provisions requiring indemnification regardless of negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct are unenforceable. |
| SB 0302 |
Neutral | Insurance - Require Providers to Maintain Accurate Provider Directories |
Martin IV, P. K. 9th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
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| This legislation requires health carriers to keep updated provider directories. |
