Matthew Dababneh
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally requires, with exceptions, that specified provisions of the Civil Code apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. This bill would remove various notices, including a policy change or cancellation notice by the named insured and a written notice of nonrenewal of the policy from the above exemptions, making those notices subject to the specified provisions of the Civil Code. The bill, commencing January 1, 2021, would reinstate certain exemptions of those notices from the specified provisions of the Civil Code. 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 notice of conditional renewal for commercial 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. The bill would, for the above-specified records, authorize additional persons licensed by the Department of Insurance to send those records electronically, as specified. The bill, as of January 1, 2021, would no longer authorize the notice of conditional renewal for commercial insurance to be sent electronically. As of January 1, 2021, the bill would permit a notice of lapse, nonrenewal, cancellation, or termination, as specified, to be transmitted electronically if it is also transmitted by mail, as prescribed by statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 617, Statutes of 2016.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6397.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5130.).
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 28).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 22). 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 Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 5011.)
Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4948.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 3).
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 6).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
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 22.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2591 | HTML |
| 02/19/16 - Introduced | |
| 03/17/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 03/31/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/13/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/10/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/27/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/13/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/02/16 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/30/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/25/16 - Chaptered |
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