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CS/SB 1492: Consumer Protection

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Wright

Consumer Protection; Prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from charging to reissue or provide a new unique personal identifier to a consumer for the removal of a security freeze; authorizing the Department of Financial Services to disapprove the use of insurance agency names containing the words “Medicare” or “Medicaid”; prohibiting life insurers from writing new policies of industrial life insurance beginning on a certain date; providing that communication made to or by an insurer’s representative, rather than to or by an insurer’s agent, constitutes communication to or by the insurer, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/7/2020 Senate • Filed
1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 110
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 109
1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/28/2020 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
• Now in Banking and Insurance
1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2020 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Banking and Insurance (957714); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
2/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
2/21/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/26/2020 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 357
2/28/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/2/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 360
3/4/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 518
3/6/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 518
3/9/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 550
3/10/2020 Senate • Retained on Calendar
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar