Insurance, Department of; clarify, streamline, and make transparent the practices of the department
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to clarify, streamline, and make transparent the practices of the department of insurance; to provide that property insurance does not include service contracts sold or offered for sale to persons other than consumers; to allow the Commissioner of Insurance to issue a probationary license for a period not longer than 24 months; to allow, at the Commissioner of Insurance's discretion, an applicant whose application has been refused to reapply for a license after one year; to require specific language in public adjuster contracts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2023 · House Feb 23, 2023
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 21, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican29
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Act 265
upper
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darlene Taylor
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Noel Williams
RRepublican
P
Steve Tarvin
RRepublican
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