CS/SB 1492: Consumer Protection
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Wright
Consumer Protection; Prohibiting consumer reporting agencies from charging to reissue or provide a new unique personal identifier to a consumer for the removal of a security freeze; authorizing the Department of Financial Services to disapprove the use of insurance agency names containing the words “Medicare” or “Medicaid”; prohibiting life insurers from writing new policies of industrial life insurance beginning on a certain date; providing that communication made to or by an insurer’s representative, rather than to or by an insurer’s agent, constitutes communication to or by the insurer, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2020 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 110 |
| 1/14/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 109 |
| 1/23/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 1/28/2020 | Senate |
• Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 214 • Now in Banking and Insurance |
| 1/30/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/4/2020 | Senate |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Banking and Insurance (957714); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 |
| 2/5/2020 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments) |
| 2/10/2020 | Senate |
• Now in Rules |
| 2/21/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
| 2/26/2020 | Senate |
• CS by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 357 |
| 2/28/2020 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 3/2/2020 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 360 |
| 3/4/2020 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 518 |
| 3/6/2020 | Senate |
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 518 |
| 3/9/2020 | Senate |
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 550 |
| 3/10/2020 | Senate |
• Retained on Calendar |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar |
338934 - Amendment to Amendment (957714)