SB 1580 SD 1

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE

By Senator(s) TANIGUCHI

Keywords: DEPT. OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, HEALTH, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, SALARIES AND WAGES

Report Title: Motor Vehicle Insurance

Description: Defines independent bill reviewer (IBR) for insurance purposes; requires licensing of IBRs; levies an IBR license fee of $80 and $60 a year for services provided by DCCA. Prohibits IBRs from being paid on a contingency fee basis. Establishes and appropriates funds for a cost containment investigator. (SD1)

 1-28-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        S Referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM                                
 2-12-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 02-17-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 016
 2-17-99        S The committee on CPN deferred the measure until
                  02-19-99 at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2-19-99        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-19-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa, Ihara
 2-19-99        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-19-99        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Hanabusa, Ihara
 2-19-99        S Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 413) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.