AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- TRAVEL INSURANCE ACT (Creates the travel insurance act to establish comprehensive/uniform regulatory framework for travel insurance. Clarifying/bolstering enforcement authority over participants in the travel insurance industry.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 13, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019
How they voted
30–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 35
Apr 30, 2019
D
Democratic30
86% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/20/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 1, 2019
Committee
05/01/2019 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Apr 23, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/23/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/19/2019 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
legislature
Mar 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/19/2019 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
legislature
Mar 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
02/13/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
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