Ellen Corbett
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires that a workers' compensation insurance policy or endorsement not be issued by an insurer unless the insurer files a copy of the form or endorsement with a rating organization and 30 days have expired from the date the form or endorsement is received by the Insurance Commissioner from the rating organization without notice from the commissioner, unless the commissioner gives written approval of the form or the endorsement prior to that time. This bill would require an insurer that intends to use a dispute resolution or arbitration agreement to resolve disputes arising in California out of a workers' compensation insurance policy or endorsement issued to a California employer, as defined, to disclose to the employer, contemporaneously with any written quote that offers to provide insurance coverage, that choice of law and choice of venue or forum may be a jurisdiction other than California and that these terms are negotiable between the insurer and the employer. The bill would require that the employer sign the disclosure, as evidence of receipt, when the employer accepts the offer of coverage. The bill would authorize the dispute resolution or arbitration agreement to be negotiated before any dispute arises. These provisions would apply to workers' compensation policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2012.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 566, Statutes of 2011.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 9:45 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 24. Noes 15. Page 2243.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 4. Page 2733.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. (Page 2506.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 7).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 2177.)
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice (Com. on Jud.) suspended. (Page 2177.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.
Set, first hearing. Failed passage in committee. Reconsideration granted.
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 2053.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.
Heard for testimony only.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 13. Page 983.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 2.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 560.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 5.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB684 | HTML |
| 02/18/11 - Introduced | |
| 03/25/11 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/23/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/01/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/13/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/22/11 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/02/11 - Enrolled | |
| 10/07/11 - Chaptered |
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