BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: June 25, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
Henry T. Perea, Chair
SB 1065 (Monning) - As Amended: June 9, 2014
SENATE VOTE : 35-0
SUBJECT : Reporting Requirements
SUMMARY : Clarifies existing law requiring the submission of
reports required by the Insurance Code to the Legislature.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires any report to a legislative committee required by the
Insurance Code also be submitted to Legislative Counsel.
2)Permits some reports to be submitted to the relevant
committees in either paper or electronic form.
3)Requires that if a report is submitted to a committee
electronically, it must be provided in one of the following
ways:
A) directly to the committee in electronic form
B) by first class mail (if on permanent media)
C) by placement on the agency's website
4)Requires reports submitted electronically to be provided in a
standard format accessible by software that is offered without
charge.
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. (Government Code �� 9795 and 10242.5)
2)Requires various entities to submit certain reports directly to
specified committees or officers of the Legislature, some of which
are authorized to be submitted electronically.
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FISCAL EFFECT : Undetermined
COMMENTS :
1)Purpose . According to the author, 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. This bill is a step toward establishing a
consistent policy regarding electronic reports that also
reflects individual committee preferences and processes.
2)Legislative History .
AB 1365 (J. P�rez), Chapter 192, Statutes of 2013, revised
the standards and procedures for reports required of 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, revised the procedure for mandatory
reporting requirements, and required that a report must be
submitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly in an
electronic format.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None received
Opposition
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None received
Analysis Prepared by : Paul Riches / INS. / (916) 319-2086