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CS/SB 1338: Pet Health

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; DiCeglie

Pet Health; Revising the definition of the term “property insurance”; providing that certain practices related to pet wellness programs are unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices; designating the "Pet Insurance Act"; requiring pet insurers that use such defined terms in their pet insurance policies to use the statutory definition in their policies; requiring pet insurers to make certain disclosures to pet insurance applicants and policyholders, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/4/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    • Introduced
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/8/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

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  • CS/SB 1338, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2024 at 1:33 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1465 (c2) Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    624.604 “Property insurance” defined. Page 3 (pdf)
    626.9541 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined. Page 3 (pdf)
    627.71545 Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 1338, Original Filed Version Posted 1/4/2024 at 1:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1465 (c1) Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    159918 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (DiCeglie)     		2/5/2024
    2:49 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2024     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2024 3:00 PM Banking and Insurance 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    644.001 Page 3 (pdf)
    644.002 Page 4 (pdf)
    644.003 Page 6 (pdf)
    644.004 Page 10 (pdf)
    644.005 Page 11 (pdf)
    644.006 Page 12 (pdf)
    644.007 Page 13 (pdf)

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