California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 156 — Insurance: fraud prevention and detection.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 305, Statutes of 2010.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law generally provides for the prevention, detection, and investigation of insurance fraud. Existing law requires insurers to disclose to an authorized governmental agency information relative to incidents of workers' compensation fraud, as specified. This bill would authorize the Department of Insurance to convene meetings with insurance companies to discuss specific information concerning suspected, anticipated, or completed acts of insurance fraud and would protect a person sharing information pursuant to that authorization from civil liability for libel, slander, or any other relevant cause of action, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 305, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4655.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6241.) To Senate.

  7. (August 9 amended measure version corrected August 11.)

  8. Read third time. Amended. (Page 6102.) To third reading.

  9. Placed on third reading.

  10. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.

  11. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  12. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2406.)

  13. Returned to Assembly for further action.

  14. To unfinished business.

  15. Withdrawn from committee.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  17. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2670.) To Senate.

  19. Read second time. To third reading.

  20. (Heard in committee on July 9.)

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  23. (Heard in committee on June 25.)

  24. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  26. To Coms. on INS. and JUD.

  27. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  28. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 977.) To Assembly.

  29. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  30. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 874.)

  31. Set for hearing May 12.

  32. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 805.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  33. Set for hearing May 6.

  34. Re-referred to Coms. on B., F. & I. and JUD.

  35. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  36. Withdrawn from committee.

  37. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  38. Set for hearing April 22.

  39. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  40. Set for hearing March 25.

  41. To Com. on L. & I.R.

  42. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 15.

  43. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Wright · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Wright

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB156 Wright

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32004
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Yea
Huff — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 156 Wright Senate Third Reading By SOLORIO

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 85006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 156 Wright Senate Third Reading By SOLORIO

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Eng — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Huber — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Duvall — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Tran — Yea
Evans — Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea

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Senate 3rd Reading SB156 Wright

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32004
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Dutton — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Harman — Yea
Leno — Yea
Walters — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Judiciary Recommend Consent.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 11001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

public-safety health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 156 do?
Existing law generally provides for the prevention, detection, and investigation of insurance fraud. Existing law requires insurers to disclose to an authorized governmental agency information relative to incidents of workers' compensation fraud, as specified. This bill would authorize the Department of Insurance to convene meetings with insurance companies to discuss specific information concerning suspected, anticipated, or completed acts of insurance fraud and would protect a person sharing information pursuant to that authorization from civil liability for libel, slander, or any other relevant cause of action, as specified.
Who sponsors SB 156?
SB 156 is sponsored by Wright.
What is the current status of SB 156?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 156?
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