Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 52 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to assumption reinsurance agreements, so as to enact the "Insurance Business Transfer Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for court authority; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for an application procedure; to provide for court review of a petition; to provide for ongoing jurisdiction by the court; to provide for court approval; to provide for appeal; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for ongoing oversight by the Commissioner; to provide for certain fees and costs to be borne by the applicant; to provide for compensation, costs, and expenses of the independent expert and any consultants to be borne jointly by the transferring insurer and assuming insurer; to provide for dismissal of petition; to provide for construction; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 26, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 50
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic21
80% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 592
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Werkheiser
RRepublican
P
Bruce Williamson
RRepublican
P
Darlene Taylor
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
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