Banking & Insurance 2015-2016
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met October 19, 2016 and reported the following bills from committee:
As Committed
House Bill 1698 (Hefley): Provides for coverage requirements by an insurance carrier or health insurance plan for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug products
House Bill 2241 (Boback): Amends Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in regulation of insurers and related persons generally, providing for retroactive denial of reimbursements.
As Amended
Senate Bill 978 (Ward): Amends The Insurance Company Law of 1921, providing for quality eye care for insured Pennsylvanians.
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met Tuesday, September 27, 2016 and reported the following bills from committee.
As Amended
House Bill 850 (Mackensie): Modifies and updates the Money Transmission Business Licensing Law
House Bill 1403 (Quinn): Requires Life Insurers to check the Social Security Death Master File for deceased policyholders
House Bill 946 (Baker): Establishes the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act
Senate Bill 1331 (Reschenthaler): Reforms insurance licensure requirements for travel agents
The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met Wednesday, May 18, 2016 and reported the following bills from committee:
As Committed
HB 1895 (Metzgar): Amends the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act to address a vacancy on the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board.
As Amended
SB 1265 (White): Clarifies that payroll debit cards may be used to pay employees.
HB 1766 (Pickett): Allows future life insurance policy reserves to be based on Principle Based Reserving
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee met March 14, 2016 and reported the following bills out of committee:
As Committed
House Bill 1638 (Tobash): Allows for photo and video appraisals in auto insurance claims
As Amended
Senate Bill 1142 (Yaw): Changes to the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee met Wednesday, September 30, 2015 and reported the following bills from committee:
As Committed
House Bill 837 (R. Brown): Creates the Savings Promotion Raffle Authorization Act.
As Amended
House Bill 347 (O’Neil): Amends Title 35 §8103 by requiring the insurer to pay directly to the EMS agency for a claim covered by a health insurance policy for a service performed by an agency, provided the agency was properly dispatched by a public safety answering point and provided medically necessary emergency care.
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee met June 25, 2015 and reported the following bills out of committee:
As Amended
House Bill 972 (Pickett): Amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921, in life and endowment insurance and annuities, further providing for policy delivery.
House Bill 60 (Baker): Amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for coverage for oral chemotherapy medications
Senate Bill 536 (Tomlinson): Amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for coverage for oral anticancer medications
As Committed
House Bill 857 (Pickett): Amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921, in children’s health care, further providing for expiration.
Senate Bill 928 (White): Amends Title 75, in financial responsibility, further providing for definitions; and, in fees, further providing for information concerning drivers and vehicles.
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee met June 2, 2015 and reported the following bills out of committee:
As Committed
Senate Bill 861 (White): Amends Title 75 in miscellaneous provisions, providing for coverage obligations of loaner vehicles.
As Amended
Senate Bill 747 (Vogel): Amends the Mcare Act, providing for punitive damages study; and imposing duties on the Insurance Commissioner.
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee met Wednesday, February 18, 2015 and reported out the following bills from committee:
As Committed
Senate Bill 487 (McIhinney): Amends the Insurance Company Law of 1921, providing for limits on copayments for insured medical services provided by a physical therapist, chiropractor and occupational therapist.
Senate Bill 489 (Yaw): Amends the Check Casher Licensing Act, providing for definitions, for authority of department, for conditions for licensing and for fees and charges; and providing for recovery of losses due to theft and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Senate Bill 494 (Ward): Amends the Flood Insurance Education and Information Act, further providing for flood insurance education and information.
House Bill 159 (Kampf): Amends Title 40 (Insurance) concerning medical professional liability reciprocal exchange-to-stock conversion.
The Senate Banking & Insurance Committee met Tuesday, February 03, 2015 and reported the following bills out of committee:
As Amended
Senate Bill 293 (Eichelberger): Establishes the Navigator Accessibility and Regulation Act.
Senate Bill 397 (Alloway): (Amends Title 42 to provide regulation of the bail bondsman industry in Pennsylvania.