California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 98 — Property insurance: Seismic Safety Account.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 27, Statutes of 2013.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides for the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission in the State and Consumer Services Agency, which consists of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The commission is responsible for certain aspects of earthquake hazard mitigation, including, but not limited to, setting goals and priorities in the public and private sectors, encouraging research, and helping to coordinate the earthquake safety activities of government at all levels. This bill would create the Seismic Safety Account as a special account within the Insurance Fund with the funds to be distributed, upon appropriation, to the commission for the support of the commission and to the Department of Insurance for the actual administrative costs incurred in collecting the assessments. In order to fund the account, the bill would impose an assessment on each person who owns real property, commercial or residential, that is covered by a property insurance policy. The bill would require the department to calculate the annual assessment, as specified, not to exceed $0.15 per property exposure. The insurer, upon receipt of an invoice from the department, would be required to transmit payment to the department for deposit into the account, and to collect the assessment from the insured, unless the insurer elects to pay the assessment on the insured's behalf. The bill would also make the insurer responsible for any collected assessment that was not remitted to the department, and the department would be authorized to charge a late fee of 1.5%, per month, of the balance due compounded monthly, for any payment not paid within 45 days of the invoice date. The insurer would not be obligated to take legal action to enforce the collection of the assessment. The bill would require the department to report by December 1 of each year to the Legislature, the commission, and the Department of Finance on the assessment calculation methodology employed. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 27, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  4. Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 54. Noes 24. Page 2008.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 2006.)

  6. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 2006.)

  7. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 16 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  8. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 1366.).

  9. Joint Rule 10.5 suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1363.)

  10. Ordered to third reading.

  11. (Ayes 23. Noes 9. Page 1337.)

  12. Withdrawn from committee.

  13. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 1401.)

  17. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 1314.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 1313.)

  20. Ordered to second reading.

  21. (Ayes 53. Noes 22. Page 1312.)

  22. Withdrawn from committee.

  23. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee February 10.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB98 Committee on BUDGET (Blumenfield) By Leno Urgency Clause

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25902
Democratic 3000
Total 28902
% of votes cast 72%23%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Monning — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Liu — Yea
Wright — Yea
De León — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Roth — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 98 BUDGET Concurrence - Urgency Added By BLUMENFIELD

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 481901
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 542401
% of votes cast 68%30%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Stone — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Medina — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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AB 98 BUDGET Assembly Third Reading By BLUMENFIELD

Passed 51 Yea · 24 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452003
Democratic 6001
Republican 0400
Total 512404
% of votes cast 65%30%0%5%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Fox — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Stone — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Harkey — Nay
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Chau — Yea
Ammiano — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 98 do?
Existing law provides for the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission in the State and Consumer Services Agency, which consists of 15 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The commission is responsible for certain aspects of earthquake hazard mitigation, including, but not limited to, setting goals and priorities in the public and private sectors, encouraging research, and helping to coordinate the earthquake safety activities of government at all levels. This bill would create the Seismic Safety Account as a special account within the Insurance Fund with the funds to be distributed, upon appropriation, to the commission for the support of the commission and to the Department of Insurance for the actual administrative costs incurred in collecting the assessments. In order to fund the account, the bill would impose an assessment on each person who owns real property, commercial or residential, that is covered by a property insurance policy. The bill would require the department to calculate the annual assessment, as specified, not to exceed $0.15 per property exposure. The insurer, upon receipt of an invoice from the department, would be required to transmit payment to the department for deposit into the account, and to collect the assessment from the insured, unless the insurer elects to pay the assessment on the insured's behalf. The bill would also make the insurer responsible for any collected assessment that was not remitted to the department, and the department would be authorized to charge a late fee of 1.5%, per month, of the balance due compounded monthly, for any payment not paid within 45 days of the invoice date. The insurer would not be obligated to take legal action to enforce the collection of the assessment. The bill would require the department to report by December 1 of each year to the Legislature, the commission, and the Department of Finance on the assessment calculation methodology employed. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 98?
AB 98 is sponsored by Committee on Budget.
What is the current status of AB 98?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2013. Enacted.
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