Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 1283 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in judgments and other liens, further providing for exemption of particular property.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

49 added · 59 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill HB 1283, the language was updated to clarify that contracts cannot be issued, transferred, or assumed by another insurer without confirmation from the commissioner about the financial strength of the new insurer. The commissioner now has 60 days to review and ensure the assuming insurer can meet its obligations. This change is important as it helps protect consumers by ensuring that only financially stable insurers can take on existing contracts, reducing the risk of failures in coverage or services.

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1551 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
1804 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
1283 2019 INTRODUCED BY MOUL, PICKETT, RYAN, MILLARD, DUNBAR AND ZIMMERMAN, APRIL 25, 2019 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, APRIL 25, 2019 AN ACT Amending Titles 40 (Insurance) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for insurance contracts;
1283 2019 INTRODUCED BY MOUL, PICKETT, RYAN, MILLARD, DUNBAR, ZIMMERMAN AND STEPHENS, APRIL 25, 2019 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 13, 2019 AN ACT Amending Titles 40 (Insurance) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for insurance contracts;
Transfer ISSUANCE, TRANSFER or assumption of contract.
Transfer or assumption of contract.
<-- § 7901.
§ 7901.
Transfer ISSUANCE, TRANSFER or assumption of contract.
Transfer or assumption of contract.
<-- (a) Confirmation of financial strength necessary.--A contract may not be ISSUED, transferred or assumed by another AN <-- insurer without confirmation by the commissioner that the insurer assuming the obligations of the contract has the financial strength to fulfill its obligations under the contract.
(a) Confirmation of financial strength necessary.--A contract may not be transferred or assumed by another insurer without confirmation by the commissioner that the insurer assuming the obligations of the contract has the financial strength to fulfill its obligations under the contract.
(b) Determination by commissioner.--Within 60 days after notification from the insurer of the proposed ISSUANCE, transfer <-- or assumption under subsection (a), the commissioner shall review the financial strength of the insurer who is proposed to assume the obligations of the contract and determine whether the insurer can fulfill its obligations under the contract.
(b) Determination by commissioner.--Within 60 days after notification from the insurer of the proposed transfer or assumption under subsection (a), the commissioner shall review the financial strength of the insurer who is proposed to assume the obligations of the contract and determine whether the insurer can fulfill its obligations under the contract.
Section 8124(b)(1) introductory paragraph of Title 42 is amended, the paragraph is amended by adding a 20190HB1283PN1804 - 2 - subparagraph and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 8124(b)(1) introductory paragraph of Title 42 is amended, the paragraph is amended by adding a subparagraph and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph 20190HB1283PN1551 - 2 - to read:
* * * (3) Nothing contained in paragraph (1)(x) shall limit <-- collective bargaining rights that a collective bargaining unit may have.
* * * (3) Nothing contained in paragraph (1)(x) shall limit collective bargaining rights that a collective bargaining unit may have.
NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (1)(X), THE <-- EMPLOYEES OR RETIREES OF AN EMPLOYER WHOSE RETIREMENT BENEFITS WERE TO BE PROVIDED FOR BY A GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT MAY ATTACH OR EXECUTE A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE GROUP ANNUITY 20190HB1283PN1804 - 3 - CONTRACT FOR BENEFITS THEY WERE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE UNDER THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR WHICH THE GROUP ANNUITY CONTRACT WAS CREATED.
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  15. Re-reported as committed

  16. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  17. PN 1854 Second consideration, with amendments

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  19. Laid on the table

  20. First consideration

  21. PN 1804 Reported as amended

  22. PN 1551 Referred to INSURANCE

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 246 not signed on · 101 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (246)

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Votes

HB 1283 PN 1804, 2019 A1376, HARKINS

Failed 88 Yea · 102 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 385105
Republican 15102
Democratic 49005
Total 88102012
% of votes cast 44%50%0%6%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Nay
BOBACK — Nay
BROWN — Nay
COX — Nay
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Nay
DUNBAR — Nay
EVERETT — Nay
GABLER — Nay
GILLESPIE — Nay
GREGORY — Nay
HAHN — Nay
HELM — Nay
HENNESSEY — Nay
HERSHEY — Nay
HICKERNELL — Nay
JONES — Nay
JOZWIAK — Nay
KAUFER — Nay
KELLER, F. — Nay
KELLER, M.K. — Nay
KNOWLES — Nay
LEWIS — Nay
MARSHALL — Nay
MASSER — Nay
METCALFE — Nay
MILLARD — Nay
MIZGORSKI — Nay
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Nay
NESBIT — Not Voting
OBERLANDER — Nay
PEIFER — Nay
POLINCHOCK — Nay
PUSKARIC — Nay
PYLE — Nay
QUINN — Nay
REESE — Nay
RYAN — Nay
SANKEY — Not Voting
SAYLOR — Nay
SCHEMEL — Nay
SCHROEDER — Nay
SIMMONS — Nay
SONNEY — Nay
STEPHENS — Nay
THOMAS — Nay
TOBASH — Nay
TOEPEL — Nay
TOOHIL — Nay
WHEELAND — Nay
BOYLE — Yea
BULLOCK — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Not Voting
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Not Voting
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRELL — Not Voting
HARRIS — Yea
INNAMORATO — Yea
KINSEY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
ROZZI — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
ZABEL — Yea
TURZAI — Nay
Dan Miller — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Nay
Seth Grove — Nay
Torren Ecker — Nay
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Not Voting
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Not Voting
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Not Voting
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Not Voting
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Not Voting
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Nay
Barbara Gleim Republican Nay
Brad Roae Republican Nay
Brett R. Miller Republican Nay
Bryan Cutler Republican Nay
Bud Cook Republican Nay
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Nay
Clint Owlett Republican Nay
Craig T. Staats Republican Nay
Cris Dush Republican Nay
Dan Moul Republican Nay
David H. Zimmerman Republican Nay
David M. Maloney Republican Nay
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Nay
Doyle Heffley Republican Nay
Frank A. Farry Republican Nay
Gary W. Day Republican Nay
Greg Rothman Republican Nay
Jack Rader Republican Nay
James B. Struzzi Republican Nay
Jamie Walsh Republican Nay
Jason Ortitay Republican Nay
Jesse Topper Republican Nay
Jim Rigby Republican Nay
Joe Emrick Republican Nay
John A. Lawrence Republican Nay
Jonathan Fritz Republican Nay
Joshua D. Kail Republican Nay
Kate A. Klunk Republican Nay
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Nay
Keith J. Greiner Republican Nay
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Not Voting
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Not Voting
Mark M. Gillen Republican Nay
Martin T. Causer Republican Nay
Martina A. White Republican Nay
Michele Brooks Republican Nay
Milou Mackenzie Republican Nay
Mindy Fee Republican Nay
Natalie Mihalek Republican Nay
Parke Wentling Republican Nay
R. Lee James Republican Nay
Rich Irvin Republican Nay
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Nay
Russ Diamond Republican Nay
Ryan Warner Republican Nay
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Nay
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Nay
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Nay
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Nay
Tina Pickett Republican Nay
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Nay
Zachary Mako Republican Nay

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HB 1283 PN 1804, 2019 A1393, MOUL

Passed 102 Yea · 88 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 523705
Republican 50202
Democratic 04905
Total 10288012
% of votes cast 50%44%0%6%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Nay
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GREGORY — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAUFER — Yea
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MASSER — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Not Voting
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
REESE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Not Voting
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BOYLE — Nay
BULLOCK — Nay
CALTAGIRONE — Nay
CRUZ — Not Voting
DELISSIO — Nay
DELUCA — Nay
DERMODY — Nay
DONATUCCI — Nay
DRISCOLL — Nay
EVANS — Nay
FITZGERALD — Nay
GAINEY — Nay
GALLOWAY — Not Voting
GOODMAN — Nay
HARRELL — Not Voting
HARRIS — Nay
INNAMORATO — Nay
KINSEY — Nay
KIRKLAND — Nay
KORTZ — Nay
LEE — Nay
LONGIETTI — Nay
MCCARTER — Nay
MULLERY — Nay
PETRARCA — Nay
RAVENSTAHL — Nay
READSHAW — Nay
ROEBUCK — Nay
ROZZI — Nay
SAINATO — Nay
SIMS — Nay
SNYDER — Nay
STURLA — Nay
ULLMAN — Nay
WHEATLEY — Nay
WILLIAMS — Nay
YOUNGBLOOD — Nay
ZABEL — Nay
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Nay
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Nay
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Nay
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Nay
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Nay
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Nay
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Nay
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Nay
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Nay
Dan Frankel Democratic Nay
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Nay
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Nay
Danilo Burgos Democratic Nay
David M. Delloso Democratic Nay
Ed Neilson Democratic Nay
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Nay
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Nay
Frank Burns Democratic Nay
Greg Vitali Democratic Nay
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Nay
Jason Dawkins Democratic Not Voting
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Nay
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Nay
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Not Voting
Joe Ciresi Democratic Nay
Joe Webster Democratic Nay
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Not Voting
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Nay
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Nay
Leanne Krueger Democratic Nay
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Nay
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Nay
Marty Flynn Democratic Nay
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Nay
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Nay
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Nay
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Nay
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Nay
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Nay
Morgan Cephas Democratic Not Voting
Nathan Davidson Democratic Nay
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Nay
Patty Kim Democratic Nay
Perry S. Warren Democratic Nay
Peter Schweyer Democratic Nay
Robert E. Merski Democratic Nay
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Nay
Robert Freeman Democratic Nay
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Nay
Scott Conklin Democratic Not Voting
Steve Samuelson Democratic Nay
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Nay
Tim Briggs Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Nay
Tina M. Davis Democratic Nay
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Not Voting
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Not Voting
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Nay
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Nay
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 1283?
HB 1283 is sponsored by Dan Moul (Republican), Tina Pickett (Republican), Ryan, Millard, David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Stephens, and George Dunbar.
What is the current status of HB 1283?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
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