Matthew Dababneh
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally requires that any required notice related to insurance transactions be made by mail. Existing law authorizes an insurer, under specified conditions, to provide by electronic transmission the required offer of renewal for automobile insurance, the required offer of renewal or conditional renewal for property insurance, the required offer of coverage or renewal or any disclosure required regarding earthquake insurance, and the offer of renewal for a workers' compensation policy. Existing law also generally requires that, a record, signature, or contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability because it is in electronic form. Existing law exempts from this requirement disability insurance and life insurance policies and certificates offered for sale to individuals 65 years of age or older, notice of an increase in premiums on an individual life insurance policy, individual life insurance policies with a face value of less than $10,000, a policy of individual life insurance that is initially delivered or issued for delivery in the state on and after January 1, 1990, applications for life insurance or annuity, and a policy replacement notice. This bill would, for life insurance records, authorize additional persons to send records by electronic transmission by providing that an insurer, agent, broker, or any other person licensed by the Department of Insurance may send electronic records. This bill would expand the scope of electronic notice provisions by allowing the above licensees to send any written record by electronic transmission if not specifically excluded and if the licensee meets specified requirements. The bill would also require the commissioner to submit a report, as specified. The bill would exempt an insurance agent or broker from civil liability for any deficiency in the electronic procedures agreed to by the parties if the insurance agent or broker meets various requirements, as specified. This bill would make conforming changes. This bill would incorporate changes to Section 1633.3 of the Civil Code proposed by both this bill and AB 1097, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 638, Statutes of 2015.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2990.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3020.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2585.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and be amended.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1595.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 20).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1131 | HTML |
| 02/27/15 - Introduced | |
| 05/04/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/14/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/29/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/18/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/01/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/11/15 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/15 - Chaptered |
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