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                                                                  AB 1393
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          Date of Hearing:   April 10, 2013

                           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
                                Henry T. Perea, Chair
           AB 1393 (Committee on Insurance) - As Introduced  March 4, 2013
          
          SUBJECT  :   Workers' compensation: obsolete study requirements

           SUMMARY  :   Repeals three obsolete requirements that certain  
          studies be undertaken.  Specifically,  this bill  :  

          1)Repeals the statute that required to Commission on Health and  
            Safety and Workers' Compensation to conduct a now-completed  
            study on the causes of the workers' compensation insurer  
            insolvencies that occurred in the late 1990's and early  
            2000's.

          2)Repeals the statute that required the Administrative Director  
            (AD) of the Division of Workers' Compensation to conduct a  
            now-completed study and report to the Legislature concerning  
            industrial injuries.

          3)Repeals the statute that required the AD to conduct, in  
            consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, a now-completed  
            study of the impacts of the 2003 and 2004 workers'  
            compensation reforms on workers' compensation insurance rates.

           EXISTING LAW  established the requirements for the studies noted  
          above to be completed by specified dates.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None.

           COMMENTS  :   

           1)Purpose.   The purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete  
            statutory requirements governing workers' compensation, and to  
            be a vehicle for other non-controversial changes to the  
            workers' compensation laws that may arise during this  
            Legislative Session.

           2)Prior legislation.   Last year, the Insurance Committee  
            introduced AB 2302, which was identical to AB 1393.  The  
            Assembly passed the bill on the Consent Calendar.  However,  
            the bill was held on the Senate Inactive file as a potential  
            vehicle for workers' compensation reform, which ultimately was  








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            placed into SB 863 (De Leon).  By the time that occurred, it  
            was too late in the Session to move AB 2302.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   
           
          Support 
           None

           Opposition 
           None
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Mark Rakich / INS. / (916) 319-2086