Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on July 8, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 416
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose minimum civil penalty on insurer that does not comply with independent review organization's reversal of adverse benefit determination.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to provide complaint process for challenging actions or credentials of independent review organization and to enforce requirements for external reviews. Allows department to reassign adverse benefit determination dispute to another independent review organization if department finds that independent review organization has failed to follow legal requirements.</i>] Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose minimum civil penalty on insurer that does not comply with independent review organization's reversal of adverse benefit determination. <i>Applies to contracts entered into on or after effective date of Act.</i>] Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to July 8, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 14 to Jul 8 · stopped175 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 162 days
General Government, Consumer and Small Business ProtectionJan 16 to Apr 1892 days
RulesApr 18 to Jul 8 · stopped81 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 14 – Jul 8
- Jan 14Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
- Mar 8Heard in General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
- Apr 12Heard in General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection
- Apr 18General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection reported it without a recommendation
- Sent to Rules
- Jul 8Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 14Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 16Referred to General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection.Senate
- Mar 8Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 12Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 18Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and requesting referral to Rules. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 18Referred to Rules by Order of the President.Senate
- Jul 8In committee upon adjournment.Senate