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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 1065
Author: Monning (D)
Amended: 3/28/14
Vote: 21
SENATE INSURANCE COMMITTEE : 11-0, 4/24/14
AYES: Monning, Gaines, Corbett, Correa, DeSaulnier, Lieu,
Mitchell, Nielsen, Roth, Torres, Vidak
SUBJECT : Insurance: reports: electronic submission
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill authorizes electronic submission of reports
required by the Insurance Code that are submitted to committees
of the Legislature, unless otherwise exempted, and establishes
standards and procedures for electronic submittal.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law
1. Provides that any report required by law to be submitted by a
state or local agency to the Legislature generally, shall
instead be submitted as a printed copy to the Secretary of
the Senate, as an electronic copy to the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly, and as an electronic or printed copy to the
Legislative Counsel.
2. Requires various entities to submit certain reports directly
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to specified committees or officers of the Legislature, some
of which are authorized to be submitted electronically.
This bill:
1. Authorizes agencies or entities to electronically submit a
report required by the Insurance Code that is directed to a
committee of the Legislature and establishes standards for
electronic submittal.
2. Makes the provisions of this bill inapplicable to reports
required under Insurance Code Sections 38.5, 10089.13,
10965.9, and 11885.
3. Makes other technical, nonsubstantive changes.
Background
According to the Senate Insurance Committee analysis, reporting
requirements directed to legislative committees lack the
structure and procedural consistency of reports directed to the
Legislature generally. This bill establishes standards for the
electronic submission of reports required under the Insurance
Code that are submitted to legislative committees. According to
the author's office, Senate committees impacted by this bill
have been consulted to ensure that committee preferences are
respected, since some prefer electronic version while others
prefer hardcopy.
AB 2731 (Assembly Insurance Committee), in the Senate pending
referral, changes several reporting requirements so that
specified reports will be submitted to the Assembly and Senate
Committees on Insurance rather than the Legislature. The
Assembly and Senate Committees on Insurance are working together
to establish a consistent policy regarding insurance-related
reports submitted to committees.
Comments
According to the author's office, existing law does not provide
guidance as to the format and process to submit reports required
under the Insurance Code to legislative committees.
Additionally, some reporting requirements permit or mandate
submission by electronic means, while others require a hardcopy.
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This bill is an important step toward establishing a consistent
policy regarding electronic reports that also reflects
individual committee preferences and processes.
Prior/Related Legislation
AB 1365 (J. P�rez, Chapter 192, Statutes of 2013), revised the
standards and procedures related to reports required by state
and local agencies that are directed to the Legislature when the
report is submitted to the Legislative Counsel in electronic
format.
SB 71 (Leno, Chapter 728, Statutes of 2012), modified various
requirements of certain reports by requiring specified reports
be placed on the Internet Web site of the reporting agency
rather than submitted to the Legislature or other state
agencies.
AB 1585 (Huber, Chapter 7, Statutes of 2010), eliminated
obsolete reports and revised the procedure for mandatory
reporting requirements. Also revised the report requirement so
that a report must be submitted to the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly as an electronic copy.
SB 1443 (Oller, of 2001), would have required state or local
agency reports to be submitted electronically. (Held in Senate
Committee on Governmental Organization)
SB 1191 (Speier, Chapter 745, Statutes of 2001), eliminated many
reporting requirements.
AB 116 (Speier, Chapter 970, Statutes of 1996), continued the
suspended reporting requirements enacted by AB 2824 (Speier of
1992).
AB 2824 (Speier, Chapter 710, Statutes of 1992), suspended many
reporting requirements for three years.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
AL:d 4/29/14 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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