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CS/CS/SB 1248: Prohibited Insurance Practices

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Banking and Insurance ; Diaz de la Portilla

Prohibited Insurance Practices; Adding entities and persons that may not adjust a claim on behalf of an insured unless licensed and compliant as a public adjuster; prohibiting a person or entity from certain actions relating to the referral of certain business related to certain repair, mitigation, and restoration services; authorizing the Department of Financial Services to seek a cease and desist order and administrative fines for certain violations; providing that a policyholder that assigns the right to receive benefit of payment under a property insurance policy is not liable to the assignee for certain services or materials, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/29/2015 Senate • Filed
1/11/2016 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 93
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 93
2/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/16/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/16/2016 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
2/18/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 424
• CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 429
2/19/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 02/24/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/24/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
2/25/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 497
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/01/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2016 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 563
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 563
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16
3/2/2016 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 566
3/3/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/4/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/7/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/8/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/9/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/10/2016 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/11/2016 Senate • Died on Calendar