Wildfire risk reporting.
Summary
Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and prescribes the commissioner's powers and duties. Existing law requires the commissioner to conduct or commission various studies and prepare various reports relating to the business of insurance. This bill would require the commissioner, on or before July 1, 2022, to complete a study on wildfire risk and insurance, including market-based approaches.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Aug 2020
Senate Passage
May 2019
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Last action Aug 31, 2020
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
May 9, 2019
D
Democratic27
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Aug 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
lower
Aug 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (August 20).
lower
Jul 27, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
May 26, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
lower
May 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Coms. on INS. and G.O.
lower
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1003.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 807.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on V.A. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 652.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on V.A.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Coms. on INS. and V.A.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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