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2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 841

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE INSURANCE STATUTES.

Became law as Public Act 21-137, signed July 7, 2021, 153 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Prohibit insurers, health care centers and fraternal benefit societies from requiring, or using the results of, genetic testing in connection with annuities and certain insurance policies; (2) provide that prohibited requirements for, and uses of, genetic testing violate the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act; (3) specify the reasons for which certain insurers may cancel certain homeowners insurance policies and manner in which such insurers must cancel such policies; (4) require the Insurance Commissioner to disapprove certain credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance forms if the loss ratios contained in such forms do not satisfy certain criteria; and (5) reduce the total number of hours of study that an applicant for an insurance producer license must successfully complete for each line of insurance for which such applicant is seeking such license.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Tom Delnicki, Kenneth Gucker

    Its course

    February 4 to July 7, 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 action25 actions on 14 days

    In the SenateFeb 4 to May 19104 days

    Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 4 to Mar 2246 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 28 to May 35 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 19 to Jun 921 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 9 to Jun 2819 days

    With the GovernorJun 28 to Jul 79 days

    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 Senate Feb 4 – May 19

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    2. Feb 5Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
    3. Mar 22Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 28Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. May 3Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 19Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 19 – Jun 9

    1. May 19Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 9Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 24 – Jul 7

    1. Jun 24Numbered Public Act 21-137
    2. Jun 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 7Signed by the Governor
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 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., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 8SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 28REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. May 3Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 4NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 19SENATE PASSEDSenate
    17. May 19ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    18. May 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    19. May 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    20. Jun 9HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    21. Jun 9IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    22. Jun 24PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    23. Jun 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    24. Jun 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    25. Jul 7SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor