| 2011-2012 Session | House Committee on Insurance |
| Bill: HB 4220 referred 2/9/2011 Sponsor: Jackson Subject: Insurance; essential; refund of premium; allow under certain circumstances. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4229 referred 2/10/2011 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for viatical settlement fraud; enact. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4230 referred 2/10/2011 Sponsor: Byrum Subject: Insurance; life; viatical settlement contracts and stranger-originated life insurance; regulate. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4328 referred 2/24/2011 Sponsor: Constan Subject: Insurance; annuities; regulation of annuity sales; provide for. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4455 referred 3/17/2011 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Insurance; no-fault; duties of the assigned claims facility; transfer to Michigan automobile insurance placement facility and transfer duties regarding self-insurers from the secretary of state to the insurance commissioner. Meetings: 3/24/2011 9/22/2011 Status: Reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 on 9/22/2011 |
| Bill: HB 4580 referred 4/26/2011 Sponsor: Constan Subject: Insurance; life; use of senior-specific certifications and professional designations by insurance producers; prohibit in certain cases. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4593 referred 4/28/2011 Sponsor: Glardon Subject: Insurance; essential; use of credit information and credit scoring; regulate. Meetings: 6/16/2011 9/15/2011 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 9/15/2011 |
| Bill: HB 4594 referred 4/28/2011 Sponsor: Opsommer Subject: Insurance; essential; use of credit information and credit scoring; regulate. Meetings: 6/16/2011 9/15/2011 Status: Reported with recommendationwith H-1 Substitute on 9/15/2011 |
| Bill: HB 4595 referred 4/28/2011 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Insurance; essential; use of credit information and credit scoring; regulate. Meetings: 6/16/2011 9/15/2011 Status: Reported with recommendation on 9/15/2011 |
| Bill: HB 4596 referred 4/28/2011 Sponsor: Howze Subject: Insurance; essential; use of credit information and credit scoring; regulate. Meetings: 6/16/2011 9/15/2011 Status: Reported with recommendation on 9/15/2011 |
| Bill: HB 4604 referred 5/3/2011 Sponsor: Brown Subject: Insurance; health; coverage for certain treatments related to autism; provide for. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4605 referred 5/3/2011 Sponsor: Brown Subject: Insurance; health; coverage for certain treatments related to autism; provide for. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4785 referred 6/16/2011 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: Insurance; no-fault; catastrophic claims association; revise membership, require annual audit, make subject to open meetings act and freedom of information act, and provide for other general amendments. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4786 referred 6/16/2011 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: Civil rights; open meetings; catastrophic claims association; make subject to open meetings act. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4895 referred 9/7/2011 Sponsor: O'Brien Subject: Insurance; no-fault; indemnification by Michigan catastrophic claims association; prohibit reduction in payment to members because of recovery from other sources. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 4936 referred 9/13/2011 Sponsor: Lund Subject: Insurance; no-fault; coverage and benefits; make miscellaneous changes. Meetings: 10/04/10 10/6/2011 10/11/11 10/13/11 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 10/13/11 |
| Bill: HB 4993 referred 9/20/2011 Sponsor: Kowall Subject: Insurance; no-fault; personal protection benefits; prohibit undocumented aliens from receiving. Meetings: 5/24/2012 5/31/2012 6/7/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 6/7/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5156 referred 11/8/2011 Sponsor: Johnson Subject: Insurance; other; persons authorized to act as adjusters; modify. Meetings: 12/01/2011 9/20/12 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 9/20/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5233 referred 12/15/2011 Sponsor: Shirkey Subject: Insurance; health; reimbursement for physical therapy services; allow insurers to withhold unless patient has a prescription from a licensed health professional. Meetings: 2/02/2012 Status: Reporedt and referred to Committee on Health Policy on 2/02/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5234 referred 12/15/2011 Sponsor: Yonker Subject: Worker's compensation; benefits; employer reimbursement for physical therapy services; require only if services provided pursuant to a prescription from a licensed health professional. Meetings: 2/02/2012 Status: Reported and referred to Committee on Health Policy on 2/02/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5235 referred 12/15/2011 Sponsor: Stallworth Subject: Insurance; prudent purchaser agreements; reimbursement for physical therapy services; allow insurance companies to withhold unless patient has a prescription from a licensed health professional. Meetings: 2/02/2012 Status: Reported and referred to Committee on Health Policy on 2/02/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5236 referred 12/15/2011 Sponsor: Rutledge Subject: Insurance; health care corporations; reimbursement for physical therapy services; allow health care corporation to withhold unless patient has a prescription from a licensed health professional. Meetings: 2/02/2012 Status: Reported and referred to Committee on Health Policy on 2/02/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5244 referred 1/11/2012 Sponsor: Stanley Subject: Insurance; unfair trade practices; use of credit scores, occupation, and level of education for rating; prohibit. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5295 referred 1/26/2012 Sponsor: Dillon Subject: Insurance; long-term care; long-term care insurance premium increases; limit. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5362 referred 2/7/2012 Sponsor: Denby Subject: Insurance; no-fault; liability for damage to motor vehicles; increase limit. Meetings: 3/01/2012 3/08/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 3/08/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5497 referred 6/5/2012 Sponsor: MacMaster Subject: Health facilities; emergency medical services; amount of liability coverage required for certain hospital aircraft transport vehicles; modify. Meetings: 6/07/2012 Status: Referred from Committee on Judiciary 6/5/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5587 referred 5/1/2012 Sponsor: Denby Subject: Insurance; no-fault; eligibility for personal injury protection; prohibit for individuals injured during the commission of a felony. Meetings: 5/24/2012 5/31/2012 6/7/2012 Status: Reported with recommenation with Substitute H-1 on 6/7/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5588 referred 5/1/2012 Sponsor: O'Brien Subject: Insurance; no-fault; eligibility for personal injury protection; prohibit for individuals operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Meetings: 5/24/2012 5/31/2012 6/7/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 6/7/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5589 referred 5/1/2012 Sponsor: Glardon Subject: Insurance; no-fault; PIP coverage for certain persons; eliminate. Meetings: 5/24/2012 5/31/2012 6/7/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 6/7/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5680 referred 5/29/2012 Sponsor: LeBlanc Subject: Insurance; no-fault; collection of Michigan catastrophic claims association assessment; modify. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5701 referred 5/29/2012 Sponsor: Lund Subject: Insurance; no-fault; theft prevention authority; expand to include insurance fraud and house within automobile insurance placement facility. Meetings: 5/31/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 5/31/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5706 referred 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Cotter Subject: Insurance; no-fault; Michigan catastrophic claims association assessment; require to be collected in 1 nonrefundable advance payment. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5707 referred 5/31/2012 Sponsor: Cotter Subject: Insurance; no-fault; term of insurance policy; establish a minimum length. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5782 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Howze Subject: Insurance; property and casualty; insurance renaissance zones; allow certain cities to create. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5787 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Lipton Subject: Insurance; no-fault; proof of insurance for automobile insurance policies; allow release of information by secretary of state. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5788 referred 7/18/2012 Sponsor: Lipton Subject: Vehicles; registration; automobile insurance reporting requirements; allow insured or entity entitled to benefits or payments to obtain policy information submitted by an insurer to the secretary of state. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5805 re-referred on 9/11/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Insurance; health; health care sharing ministries freedom to share act; enact to recognize ministries and provide they are not engaging in the business of insurance. Meetings: 9/13/2012 9/20/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 9/20/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5841 re-referred on 9/11/2012 Sponsor: Moss Subject: Traffic control; other; basic driver improvement course; modify eligibility requirements, allow secretary of state to revoke a sponsor's approved status, and expand approved sponsor requirements. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5864 referred 9/11/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Insurance; no-fault; serious impairment of body function; revise statutory requirements. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5867 referred 9/11/2012 Sponsor: Slavens Subject: Insurance; no-fault; claims for damage to motor vehicle; require adjuster to examine damaged vehicle. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5890 referred 9/12/2012 Sponsor: Shaughnessy Subject: Insurance; producers; fee assessed for reporting a change in mailing address; eliminate. Meetings: 9/13/2012 Status: |
| Bill: HB 5891 referred 9/12/2012 Sponsor: Lund Subject: Insurance; property and casualty; requirement for written notice to policyholder and providing premium quotations to applicants; revise, and revise requirements relating to no-fault coordinated benefits deductibles and discounts. Meetings: 9/13/2012 9/20/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on 9/20/2012 |
| Bill: HB 5901 referred 9/13/2012 Sponsor: Lyons Subject: Insurance; producers; examination for licensure as insurance agent; modify requirements. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5908 referred 9/13/2012 re-referred on 9/19/2012 Sponsor: Haines Subject: Insurance; health care corporations; retrospective audits and reimbursement requests; limit health plan ability to request. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 5909 referred 9/13/2012 re-referred on 9/19/2012 Sponsor: Shirkey Subject: Insurance; health; retrospective audits and reimbursement requests; limit health plan ability to request. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 6080 referred 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: Insurance; no-fault; Michigan catastrophic claims association; make subject to open meetings act and freedom of information act. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 6081 referred 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: Civil rights; open meetings; catastrophic claims association; make subject to open meetings act. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 6082 referred 12/5/2012 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: Insurance; no-fault; Michigan catastrophic claims association; require distribution of money held by the association if it is dissolved. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HB 6091 referred 12/13/2012 Sponsor: Brown Subject: Insurance; insurers; nonpublic personal financial information; expand definition and require opt in. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 24 referred 5/24/2011 Sponsor: Schuitmaker Subject: Insurance; other; payment of commissions or rebates to certain producers; permit. Meetings: 6/16/2011 6/23/2011 Status: Reported with recommendation on 6/23/2011 |
| Bill: SB 298 referred 11/30/2011 Sponsor: Smith Subject: Insurance; other; practitioners who employ, use, or act as a runner, capper, or steerer to falsely or fraudulently obtain benefits; prohibit as fraudulent act and revise procedures for calculation of Michigan basic property insurance association rates. Meetings: 1/26/2012 2/02/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 2/02/2012 |
| Bill: SB 300 referred 5/2/2012 Sponsor: Gleason Subject: Insurance; essential; use of credit information and credit scoring; regulate. Meetings: 5/10/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 5/10/2012 |
| Bill: SB 306 referred 1/26/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Insurance; no-fault; code of conduct for certain automobile glass repair or replacement facilities; require. Meetings: 8/15/2012 Status: |
| Bill: SB 429 referred 3/29/2012 Sponsor: Schuitmaker Subject: Insurance; health; standardized prior authorization form for prescription drugs; require. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 430 referred 3/29/2012 Sponsor: Marleau Subject: Insurance; health care corporations; standardized prior authorization form for prescription drugs; require. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 441 referred 6/21/2011 re-referred on 6/22/2011 Sponsor: Caswell Subject: Insurance; no-fault; proof of insurance reporting requirements for automobile insurance policies; provide for general amendments. Meetings: Status: Reassigned to Appropriations on 6/22/2011 |
| Bill: SB 442 referred 6/21/2011 re-referred on 6/22/2011 Sponsor: Caswell Subject: Vehicles; registration; automobile insurance reporting requirements; provide for general amendments. Meetings: Status: Reassigned to Appropriations on 6/22/2011 |
| Bill: SB 612 referred 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Jansen Subject: Insurance; health; abortion coverage in policies offered through the state exchange; prohibit except through the purchase of optional rider. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 613 referred 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Jansen Subject: Insurance; health care corporations; abortion coverage in qualified health plans offered through the state exchange; prohibit except through the purchase of optional rider. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 614 referred 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Jansen Subject: Health; abortion; health professional or facility seeking reimbursement from qualified health plan for elective abortion; prohibit unless coverage is by optional rider. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 616 referred 5/17/2012 Sponsor: Schuitmaker Subject: Consumer protection; retail installment sales; guaranteed asset protection waivers; include waiver agreements conditioned on death or disability of borrower. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 859 referred 6/7/2012 Sponsor: Hildenbrand Subject: Insurance; other; sale of portable electronics insurance; regulate as limited lines insurance, and provide for licensing of producers. Meetings: 12/13/2012 Status: Reported with recommendationon 12/13/2012 with Substitute H-1 |
| Bill: SB 975 referred 12/6/2012 Sponsor: Moolenaar Subject: Health; other; religious liberty and conscience protection act; enact to allow health care payers, health facilities, and health providers a right to decline to provide or pay for certain objectionable health care services. Meetings: 12/12/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-1 on 12/12/2012 |
| Bill: SB 995 referred 6/7/2012 Sponsor: Walker Subject: Health facilities; emergency medical services; amount of liability coverage required for certain hospital aircraft transport vehicles; modify. Meetings: 6/12/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 6/12/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1102 referred 9/19/2012 Sponsor: Schuitmaker Subject: Probate; trusts; insurable interest amendments to the uniform trust code; provide for. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 1103 referred 9/19/2012 Sponsor: Schuitmaker Subject: Insurance; life; insurable interests; amend insurance code to provide for insurable interest of trustees. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: SB 1293 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Insurance; health; regulations applicable to nonprofit mutual disability insurer; revise to accommodate merger with nonprofit health care corporation. Meetings: 11/13/2012 11/19/2012 11/20/2012 12/05/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-3 on 12/05/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1294 referred 11/8/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Insurance; health care corporations; merger of corporation with a nonprofit mutual disability insurer; allow, and provide procedures. Meetings: 11/13/2012 11/19/2012 11/20/2012 12/05/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-3 on 12/05/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1305 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Insurance; property and casualty; rating and underwriting requirements; modify. Meetings: 12/06/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 12/06/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1308 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: Marleau Subject: Insurance; health; internal formal grievance procedure; modify. Meetings: 12/06/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 12/06/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1315 referred 11/29/2012 re-referred on 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Proos Subject: Criminal procedure; warrants; warrantless search of parolees; provide for. Meetings: Status: Reassigned to Committee on Judiciary on 12/04/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1322 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Transportation; other; amendment of motor bus transportation act to reflect transfer of duties regarding self-insurers from the secretary of state to the insurance commissioner; provide for. Meetings: 12/06/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 12/06/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1323 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Insurance; no-fault; act allowing municipal self-insurance pools; amend to reflect transfer of duties regarding self-insurers from the secretary of state to the insurance commissioner. Meetings: 12/06/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 12/06/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1324 referred 11/29/2012 Sponsor: Hune Subject: Insurance; no-fault; motor vehicle claims act; amend to reflect transfer of duties regarding self-insurers from the secretary of state to the insurance commissioner. Meetings: 12/06/2012 Status: Reported with recommendation on 12/06/2012 |
| Bill: SB 1328 referred 11/29/2012 re-referred on 12/4/2012 Sponsor: Casperson Subject: Environmental protection; cleanups; procedures for cleanups and funding; modify. Meetings: Status: Reassigned to Committee on Natural Resources on 12/04/2012 |
| Bill: HR 62 referred 4/26/2011 Sponsor: Forlini Subject: A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to abolish the National Flood Insurance Program. Meetings: 6/9/2011 6/16/2011 Status: Reported with recommendation with Substitute H-2 on6/16/2011 |
| Bill: HR 203 referred 3/6/2012 Sponsor: Callton Subject: A resolution to urge the Federal Emergency Management Agency to give communities the option of continuing to use older flood maps. Meetings: Status: |
| Bill: HR 228 referred 4/17/2012 Sponsor: Cavanagh Subject: A resolution to implore the Michigan Department of Treasury to conduct a financial review of the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to consider the appointment of an emergency financial manager. Meetings: Status: |