California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2279 — Insurance: life agents.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 108, Statutes of 2014.

  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 February 21, 2014. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law does not require an applicant for a life-only license or a life-only license limited to the payment of funeral and burial expenses, who is limited by the terms of a written agreement with an insurer that has filed on that life-only agent's behalf a notice of appointment with the commissioner to transact only specific life insurance policies or annuities having an initial face amount of $15,000 or less that are designated by the purchaser for the payment of funeral and burial expenses, to take the full life agent examination to obtain a license. This bill would raise the initial face value of those life insurance policies or annuities to $20,000 or less. Existing law requires licensed life agents and applicants for licensure as a life agent to meet certain education standards unless they are limited by the terms of a written agreement with an insurer to transact only specified life insurance policies or annuities having an initial face value of $15,000 or less that are designated by the purchaser for the payment of funeral and burial expenses. This bill would raise the initial face value of those life insurance policies or annuities to $20,000 or less.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 108, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:15 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4147.).

  6. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 11).

  9. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4968.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 7).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  16. Referred to Com. on INS.

  17. Read first time.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  19. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hagman · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hagman

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Special Consent #17

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31006
Democratic 1002
Total 32008
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Correa — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Vidak — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Not Voting
Nielsen — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Correa — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Monning — Yea
Torres — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea

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AB 2279 HAGMAN Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71001
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Subjects

health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2279 do?
Existing law does not require an applicant for a life-only license or a life-only license limited to the payment of funeral and burial expenses, who is limited by the terms of a written agreement with an insurer that has filed on that life-only agent's behalf a notice of appointment with the commissioner to transact only specific life insurance policies or annuities having an initial face amount of $15,000 or less that are designated by the purchaser for the payment of funeral and burial expenses, to take the full life agent examination to obtain a license. This bill would raise the initial face value of those life insurance policies or annuities to $20,000 or less. Existing law requires licensed life agents and applicants for licensure as a life agent to meet certain education standards unless they are limited by the terms of a written agreement with an insurer to transact only specified life insurance policies or annuities having an initial face value of $15,000 or less that are designated by the purchaser for the payment of funeral and burial expenses. This bill would raise the initial face value of those life insurance policies or annuities to $20,000 or less.
Who sponsors AB 2279?
AB 2279 is sponsored by Hagman.
What is the current status of AB 2279?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2014. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2279?
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