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Votes at a glance: House Business Committee introduces two RSs and approves multiple insurance-related rules
Summary
At the January committee meeting the House Business Committee approved introduction of two RSs and voted on several Department of Insurance dockets: life settlements, title insurance (with exceptions), surplus lines, and adoption of the International Fire Code.
What the committee voted on Monday (actions summarized):
- RS3183 (risk-mitigation devices): Introduced. Motion to accept RS3183 carried by voice vote after department testimony clarifying the measure would remove a $200 cap for insurer-provided devices. (Mover: Representative Thompson.)
- RS31815 (life insurance jurisdiction): Introduced. Representative Brent Crane presented the request from the life insurance industry and Department of Insurance; the motion to introduce carried by voice vote.
- Docket 18.03.02 (life settlements, IDAPA 18.03.02): Approved. Department materials stated the rewrite simplified and removed duplication with Chapter 19 of Title 41; the committee voted to accept the docket.
- Docket 18.05.01 (title insurance regulation): Approved with exceptions. The committee approved the rewrite to modernize and clarify title insurance rules but, after debate about instances where the department replaced "will/will not" with "may/may not," members moved and carried an amendment to retain the stronger prohibitory language in the subsections identified orally during the meeting.
- Docket 18.06.06 (surplus lines rules): Approved. The Department of Insurance consolidated reporting requirements (broker annual report satisfied by premium tax filings); the Surplus Line Association assisted in drafting and no opposition was recorded.
- Docket 18.08.01 (adoption of the International Fire Code): Approved. The office of the State Fire Marshal presented the code adoption. Committee members debated converting mandatory misdemeanor language to permissive phrasing and discussed prosecutorial discretion; one member recorded a no vote on the record.
Votes and procedural notes: Most items were approved by voice vote; several dockets drew substantive questioning from multiple committee members and departments committed to providing additional clarifying materials on request.
