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CS/CS/HB 837: Insurer Insolvency

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Raburn

Insurer Insolvency; Revises Insurers Rehabilitation & Liquidation Act; revises notice requirements, court jurisdiction, filing requirements, procedures, & defenses of delinquency proceedings; authorizes receiver & DFS, as domiciliary receiver, to perform certain functions; provides delinquency procedures for specified large deductible claims under certain workers' compensation policies; provides certain persons of insolvent insurers are discharged & have no further authority over affairs or assets of insurer; revises priority of claims.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-143
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2017 House • Filed
    2/23/2017 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 83
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 93
    3/10/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/14/17, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/14/2017 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 384
    3/16/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 380
    3/20/2017 House • Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 394
    3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/28/2017 House • Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 465
    • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 465
    4/4/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 04/06/17, 1:30 pm, Webster Hall
    4/6/2017 House • CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 616
    4/11/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 612
    4/12/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 632
    4/20/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/17
    4/25/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 832
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/26/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 873, 874
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 874
    4/26/2017 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 488
    • Received -SJ 488
    5/2/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 633
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 633
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 730 -SJ 633
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 633
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/3/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 722
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 722
    5/3/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1099
    6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
    6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-143

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  • CS/CS/HB 837, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/3/2017 at 6:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 730 (c2) Insurer Insolvency Passidomo Similar Last Action: 5/2/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2017-143) -SJ 633 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    631.015 Reciprocity; treatment of policyholders. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.021 Jurisdiction of delinquency proceeding; venue; change of venue; exclusiveness of remedy; appeal. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.031 Initiation and commencement of delinquency proceeding. Page 7 (pdf)
    631.041 Automatic stay; relief from stay; injunctions. Page 8 (pdf)
    631.141 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; domestic and alien insurers. Page 9 (pdf)
    631.152 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; foreign insurers. Page 10 (pdf)
    631.1521 Page 11 (pdf)
    631.1522 Page 12 (pdf)
    631.181 Filing and proof of claim. Page 13 (pdf)
    631.191 Special deposit claims and secured claims. Page 15 (pdf)
    631.192 Allowance of certain claims. Page 23 (pdf)
    631.271 Priority of claims. Page 23 (pdf)
    631.391 Cooperation of officers and employees. Page 25 (pdf)
    631.395 Guaranty fund; orders of court. Page 27 (pdf)
    631.397 Use of certain marshaled assets. Page 28 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 837, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/11/2017 at 1:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 730 (c2) Insurer Insolvency Passidomo Similar Last Action: 5/2/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2017-143) -SJ 633 Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2017 2:09 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2017 11:24 AM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    631.015 Reciprocity; treatment of policyholders. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.021 Jurisdiction of delinquency proceeding; venue; change of venue; exclusiveness of remedy; appeal. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.031 Initiation and commencement of delinquency proceeding. Page 7 (pdf)
    631.041 Automatic stay; relief from stay; injunctions. Page 8 (pdf)
    631.141 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; domestic and alien insurers. Page 9 (pdf)
    631.152 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; foreign insurers. Page 10 (pdf)
    631.1521 Page 11 (pdf)
    631.1522 Page 12 (pdf)
    631.181 Filing and proof of claim. Page 13 (pdf)
    631.191 Special deposit claims and secured claims. Page 15 (pdf)
    631.192 Allowance of certain claims. Page 23 (pdf)
    631.271 Priority of claims. Page 23 (pdf)
    631.391 Cooperation of officers and employees. Page 25 (pdf)
    631.395 Guaranty fund; orders of court. Page 27 (pdf)
    631.397 Use of certain marshaled assets. Page 28 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 837, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/16/2017 at 11:15 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2017 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 730 (c1) Insurer Insolvency Passidomo Similar Last Action: 5/2/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2017-143) -SJ 633 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    744807 - Amendment
    Remove line 514 and insert:     		Raburn 4/5/2017
    5:24 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/6/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    631.015 Reciprocity; treatment of policyholders. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.021 Jurisdiction of delinquency proceeding; venue; change of venue; exclusiveness of remedy; appeal. Page 5 (pdf)
    631.031 Initiation and commencement of delinquency proceeding. Page 8 (pdf)
    631.041 Automatic stay; relief from stay; injunctions. Page 8 (pdf)
    631.141 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; domestic and alien insurers. Page 9 (pdf)
    631.152 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; foreign insurers. Page 10 (pdf)
    631.1521 Page 11 (pdf)
    631.1522 Page 12 (pdf)
    631.181 Filing and proof of claim. Page 13 (pdf)
    631.191 Special deposit claims and secured claims. Page 15 (pdf)
    631.192 Allowance of certain claims. Page 23 (pdf)
    631.271 Priority of claims. Page 23 (pdf)
    631.391 Cooperation of officers and employees. Page 25 (pdf)
    631.395 Guaranty fund; orders of court. Page 27 (pdf)
    631.397 Use of certain marshaled assets. Page 28 (pdf)

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  • HB 837, Original Filed Version Posted 2/15/2017 at 4:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/27/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 730 (c1) Insurer Insolvency Passidomo Similar Last Action: 5/2/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 837 (Ch. 2017-143) -SJ 633 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    661945 - Amendment
    Remove lines 286-364 and insert:     		Raburn 3/13/2017
    5:56 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/14/2017     		PDF
    330905 - Amendment
    Between lines 311 and 312, insert:     		Raburn 3/13/2017
    5:57 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/14/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    631.015 Reciprocity; treatment of policyholders. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.021 Jurisdiction of delinquency proceeding; venue; change of venue; exclusiveness of remedy; appeal. Page 4 (pdf)
    631.031 Initiation and commencement of delinquency proceeding. Page 7 (pdf)
    631.041 Automatic stay; relief from stay; injunctions. Page 7 (pdf)
    631.141 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; domestic and alien insurers. Page 8 (pdf)
    631.152 Conduct of delinquency proceeding; foreign insurers. Page 9 (pdf)
    631.1521 Page 10 (pdf)
    631.1522 Page 11 (pdf)
    631.181 Filing and proof of claim. Page 12 (pdf)
    631.192 Allowance of certain claims. Page 13 (pdf)
    631.271 Priority of claims. Page 13 (pdf)
    631.391 Cooperation of officers and employees. Page 15 (pdf)
    631.395 Guaranty fund; orders of court. Page 17 (pdf)
    631.397 Use of certain marshaled assets. Page 18 (pdf)

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