BILL NUMBER: SB 36	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 8, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 30, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 8, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        DECEMBER 4, 2012

   An act to add Section 901 to the Insurance Code, relating to
workers' compensation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 36, as amended, Hueso. Internet Web site: workers' compensation
insurers: workers' compensation data.
   Existing law requires every insurer doing business in this state
to make and file with the Insurance Commissioner annual and quarterly
financial statements, as prescribed.
   This bill would  , beginning July 1, 2014,  require the
Department of Insurance to include on its Internet Web site a
dedicated Internet Web page that includes workers' compensation data,
statistics, and reports covering  both  insurers
 and self-insurers  . The bill would require the
department to only use data already collected by the department or
the Department of Industrial Relations  ,   and
authorize the department to provide on its Web site direct links to
relevant information on other Internet Web sites  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 901 is added to the Insurance Code, to read:
   901.   The   Beginning on July 1, 2014, the
 department shall include on its Internet Web site a dedicated
Internet Web page that includes workers' compensation data,
statistics, and reports covering  both  insurers
 and self-insurers  , including, but not limited to,
claims loss data, expenses, and financial reports. The department
shall only use data already collected by both the department and the
Department of Industrial Relations  ,   and may provide
on its Web site direct links to relevant information on other
Internet Web sites  . Nothing in this section shall be construed
to authorize the release of information protected by other
applicable law.