California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 488 — Insurers: data reporting.

Last action — September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires each admitted insurer with premiums written equal to or in excess of $100,000,000 to periodically submit to the Insurance Commissioner a report on its minority, women, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts, as specified, and subjects an insurer to a civil penalty if the insurer fails to file the report. Existing law requires the commissioner to maintain a link on the Internet Web site of the Department of Insurance that provides public access to the contents of each report. Existing law provides that these provisions shall remain in effect until January 1, 2019. This bill would add veteran and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) business enterprises to the entities for which the reporting described above is required. The bill would require each admitted insurer to report information about which procurements are made from minority, women, disabled veteran, veteran, and LGBT business enterprises with at least a majority of the enterprise's workforce in California. The bill would require each admitted insurer to submit a report regarding its governing board and board diversity efforts at the same time that it submits the report on procurement efforts. The bill would make an individual governing board member's participation in the collection of data regarding governing board diversity voluntary. The bill would require the Insurance Commissioner to maintain a link on the Internet Web site of the Department of Insurance that provides public access to the aggregate of governing board and board diversity data reported by insurers. The bill would provide that governing board and board diversity data collected pursuant to these provisions is confidential, would require the department to keep confidential any information that could be used to identify an individual participating board member, and, except as specified, would prohibit the release of that information by an insurer or the department. The bill would require each report to be submitted on July 1, 2018, and then biennially thereafter. The bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2025. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to obtain information from insurers through various means, including an examination of the business and affairs of the insurer, or by the issuance of subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum for witnesses to attend, testify, and produce documents before him or her on any subject touching insurance business or in the aid of his or her duties, as specified. This bill would authorize the commissioner to require any class of insurers to respond to a data call by adopting an emergency regulation, as provided, if the data call directly relates to specified subjects. The bill would authorize the commissioner to initiate a data call on other subjects through an adopted regulation or other specific statutory authorization. The bill would limit the commissioner's authority to issue a data call, except as provided, would require the commissioner to limit the subject of data calls to activity within the state, and would prohibit the commissioner from initiating a data call to obtain information that is otherwise available through other specified means. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  3. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 12).

  5. Referred to Com. on INS.

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

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1248.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1080.) (May 15).

  10. Set for hearing May 15.

  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1100.) (April 26).

  13. Set for hearing April 26.

  14. Referred to Com. on INS.

  15. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

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

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6003
Democratic 2001
Republican 0001
Total 8005
% of votes cast 62%0%0%38%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33002
Democratic 5000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. 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
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights veterans labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 488 do?
Existing law requires each admitted insurer with premiums written equal to or in excess of $100,000,000 to periodically submit to the Insurance Commissioner a report on its minority, women, and disabled veteran business enterprise procurement efforts, as specified, and subjects an insurer to a civil penalty if the insurer fails to file the report. Existing law requires the commissioner to maintain a link on the Internet Web site of the Department of Insurance that provides public access to the contents of each report. Existing law provides that these provisions shall remain in effect until January 1, 2019. This bill would add veteran and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) business enterprises to the entities for which the reporting described above is required. The bill would require each admitted insurer to report information about which procurements are made from minority, women, disabled veteran, veteran, and LGBT business enterprises with at least a majority of the enterprise's workforce in California. The bill would require each admitted insurer to submit a report regarding its governing board and board diversity efforts at the same time that it submits the report on procurement efforts. The bill would make an individual governing board member's participation in the collection of data regarding governing board diversity voluntary. The bill would require the Insurance Commissioner to maintain a link on the Internet Web site of the Department of Insurance that provides public access to the aggregate of governing board and board diversity data reported by insurers. The bill would provide that governing board and board diversity data collected pursuant to these provisions is confidential, would require the department to keep confidential any information that could be used to identify an individual participating board member, and, except as specified, would prohibit the release of that information by an insurer or the department. The bill would require each report to be submitted on July 1, 2018, and then biennially thereafter. The bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2025. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to obtain information from insurers through various means, including an examination of the business and affairs of the insurer, or by the issuance of subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum for witnesses to attend, testify, and produce documents before him or her on any subject touching insurance business or in the aid of his or her duties, as specified. This bill would authorize the commissioner to require any class of insurers to respond to a data call by adopting an emergency regulation, as provided, if the data call directly relates to specified subjects. The bill would authorize the commissioner to initiate a data call on other subjects through an adopted regulation or other specific statutory authorization. The bill would limit the commissioner's authority to issue a data call, except as provided, would require the commissioner to limit the subject of data calls to activity within the state, and would prohibit the commissioner from initiating a data call to obtain information that is otherwise available through other specified means. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors SB 488?
SB 488 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of SB 488?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 488?
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