AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE (Clarifies surplus lines licensing and eliminate an unnecessary bond requirement, eliminate the need for an "in person" hearing in an appeal of a classification and add additional lines of insurance to the Commercial Special Risks statute.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Jun 25, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2021
How they voted
66–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 74
Jun 17, 2021
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
06/25/2021 Referred to Senate Commerce
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/17/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 23, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Stephen Casey
DDemocratic
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