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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 6590

AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY INSURANCE COSTS BORNE BY BUSINESSES LOCATED IN DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES.

Became law as Public Act 21-93, signed June 28, 2021, 116 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Expand the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act to provide that no (A) insurance company, hospital service corporation, health care center or fraternal benefit society providing disability income protection coverage shall refuse to insure, refuse to continue to insure or limit the amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, because the individual has been a victim of domestic violence, and (B) property and casualty insurer that delivers, issues, renews, amends, continues or endorses a property or casualty insurance policy shall make any distinction or discrimination against an individual in delivering, issuing, renewing, amending, continuing, endorsing, offering, withholding, cancelling or setting premiums for such policy, or in the terms of such policy, because the individual has been a victim of domestic violence; (2) provide that no life insurer shall make any distinction or discrimination between persons on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a victim of domestic violence; and (3) establish a task force to study the high insurance costs borne by businesses located in distressed municipalities in this state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Tom Delnicki, Hilda E. Santiago

Its course

March 4 to June 28, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action21 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 4 to May 461 days

Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeMar 4 to Mar 2218 days

In the SenateMay 4 to Jun 431 days

Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 1814 days

With the GovernorJun 18 to Jun 2810 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 4 · Adopted Jun 4

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 4 – May 4

  1. Mar 4Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
  2. Mar 5Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
  3. Mar 22Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
  4. May 4The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 6 – Jun 4

  1. May 6Arrived in the Senate
  2. Jun 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 16 – Jun 28

  1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 21-93
  2. Jun 18Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 28Signed by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Mar 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
  10. May 4HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  11. May 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
  12. May 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  13. May 6SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  14. May 6FILE NO.Both houses
  15. Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  16. Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  17. Jun 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  18. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  19. Jun 18TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  20. Jun 18TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  21. Jun 28SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor