Requiring that experience-rated group disability income insurers include all applicable rating factors and credibility formulas in rate manual filings with the insurance commissioner.
SB 5141 requires Washington's experience-rated group disability insurers to include all applicable rating factors and credibility formulas in their rate filings with the insurance commissioner. This directly affects insurers selling group disability plans where premiums are based on a specific group's historical claims data. The law mandates detailed filings so the commissioner can verify if a group's claims experience is credible and replicate premium calculations using that group's data. It aims to increase transparency in how these rates are determined. The bill became law on April 8, 2025, and takes effect July 27, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Apr 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 25, 2025
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
CPB - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 9:00 AM.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
BFT - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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