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CS/CS/HB 721: Paid Family Leave Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Chaney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Hunschofsky ; Leek ; McFarland ; Nixon ; Woodson

Paid Family Leave Insurance; Authorizes life insurers to transact paid family leave insurance; provides circumstances under which paid family leave insurance may be issued & purchased under paid family leave insurance policy; provides circumstances under which family leave insurance benefits may be provided; requires that paid family leave insurance policies specify details & requirements relating to covered circumstances; specifies requirements for policies relating to benefit periods, waiting periods, benefit amounts, certain offsets, & payment of benefits; provides that eligibility for family leave insurance benefits may be limited, excluded, or reduced, but any such limitation, exclusion, or reduction must be specified in policy; provides circumstances under which limitations, exclusions, & reductions are permissible; provides applicable provisions for calculating rates; provides that paid family leave insurance forms & riders are subject to review by OIR; specifies means by which policy must offer family leave insurance benefits.

Effective Date: 5/25/2023
Last Action: 5/26/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-149
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2023 House • Filed
    2/21/2023 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/10/2023 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
    3/14/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/15/2023 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    3/16/2023 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Appropriations Committee
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/24/2023 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
    3/28/2023 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
    • Reported out of Appropriations Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    4/6/2023 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    4/11/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (Amended)
    4/13/2023 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/20/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
    4/20/2023 Senate • In Messages
    4/21/2023 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    4/25/2023 Senate • Received
    5/1/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 645
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 670 -SJ 645
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 645
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 645
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 645
    5/1/2023 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    5/16/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/25/2023 • Approved by Governor
    5/26/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-149

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  • CS/CS/HB 721, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2023 at 11:29 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 670 (c1) Paid Family Leave Insurance Yarborough Similar Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 721 (Ch. 2023-149) -SJ 645

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.406 Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer. Page 2 (pdf)
    624.6086 Page 2 (pdf)
    627.445 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 721, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/13/2023 at 9:49 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 670 (c1) Paid Family Leave Insurance Yarborough Similar Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 721 (Ch. 2023-149) -SJ 645

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/20/2023 10:17 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2023 11:14 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.406 Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer. Page 2 (pdf)
    624.6086 Page 2 (pdf)
    627.445 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 721, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/15/2023 at 6:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 670 (c1) Paid Family Leave Insurance Yarborough Similar Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 721 (Ch. 2023-149) -SJ 645

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    843501 - Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Chaney 4/7/2023
    7:38 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/11/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.406 Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer. Page 2 (pdf)
    624.6086 Page 3 (pdf)
    627.445 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 721, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2023 at 9:56 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/31/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 670 Paid Family Leave Insurance Yarborough Identical Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 721 (Ch. 2023-149) -SJ 645

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    887327 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Chaney 3/13/2023
    5:29 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/14/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.406 Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer. Page 2 (pdf)
    624.6011 “Kinds of insurance” defined. Page 2 (pdf)
    624.6086 Page 3 (pdf)
    627.445 Page 3 (pdf)

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