California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2056 — Insurance: pet insurance.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 896, Statutes of 2014.

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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 February 20, 2014. Enacted.

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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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law governs the business of insurance and authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to provide oversight over the insurance industry including, life and disability insurance, health insurance, workers' compensation, and liability insurance. The commissioner is authorized to, among other things, conduct investigations and bring enforcement actions against insurers for violations of the laws governing the business of insurance. This bill would regulate pet insurance policies that are marketed, issued, amended, renewed, or delivered, whether or not in California, to a California resident, on or after July 1, 2015, regardless of the situs of the contract or master group policyholder, or the jurisdiction in which the contract was issued or delivered. The bill would define certain terms and specify certain disclosures a pet insurer is required to make to consumers. The bill would also require an insurer transacting pet insurance in this state to disclose, among other things, whether the policy excludes coverage because of a preexisting condition, a hereditary disorder, a congenital anomaly, or a chronic condition, and would require that pet insurance policies have a free look cancellation period of not less than 30 days, as provided. This bill would authorize the commissioner to hold a hearing to determine if an insurer is in violation of the provisions governing pet insurance and to assess a civil penalty, which is to be determined by the commissioner but not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, or $10,000 for a willful violation. The hearing would be required to be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, except as specified, and a person found to be in violation may have the proceedings reviewed by means of any remedy pursuant to a specified statute or the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill would authorize the commissioner to adopt reasonable rules and regulations, as necessary, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to implement these requirements.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 896, Statutes of 2014.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6086.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4410.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From consent calendar.

  11. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  16. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 4969.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  20. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 7).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 23).

  24. Referred to Com. on INS.

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  26. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dababneh · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Dababneh

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2056 DABABNEH Concurrence in Senate Amendments

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
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Campos — Yea
Allen — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Brown — Yea
Conway — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Linder — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Pan — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Perea — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — 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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3rd Reading AB2056 Dababneh By Lieu

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 2001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Not Voting
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Walters — Yea
De León — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 2056 DABABNEH 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
Alejo — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mansoor — Not Voting
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Weber — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Daly — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gray — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — 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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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Republican 1000
Democratic 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Linder — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 1000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Subjects

health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2056 do?
Existing law governs the business of insurance and authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to provide oversight over the insurance industry including, life and disability insurance, health insurance, workers' compensation, and liability insurance. The commissioner is authorized to, among other things, conduct investigations and bring enforcement actions against insurers for violations of the laws governing the business of insurance. This bill would regulate pet insurance policies that are marketed, issued, amended, renewed, or delivered, whether or not in California, to a California resident, on or after July 1, 2015, regardless of the situs of the contract or master group policyholder, or the jurisdiction in which the contract was issued or delivered. The bill would define certain terms and specify certain disclosures a pet insurer is required to make to consumers. The bill would also require an insurer transacting pet insurance in this state to disclose, among other things, whether the policy excludes coverage because of a preexisting condition, a hereditary disorder, a congenital anomaly, or a chronic condition, and would require that pet insurance policies have a free look cancellation period of not less than 30 days, as provided. This bill would authorize the commissioner to hold a hearing to determine if an insurer is in violation of the provisions governing pet insurance and to assess a civil penalty, which is to be determined by the commissioner but not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, or $10,000 for a willful violation. The hearing would be required to be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, except as specified, and a person found to be in violation may have the proceedings reviewed by means of any remedy pursuant to a specified statute or the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill would authorize the commissioner to adopt reasonable rules and regulations, as necessary, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act in order to implement these requirements.
Who sponsors AB 2056?
AB 2056 is sponsored by Dababneh.
What is the current status of AB 2056?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2014. Enacted.
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