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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 426 by Sen. Flores (R) makes firefighters who are diagnosed with certain cancers eligible to receive specified cancer related benefits in lieu of workers’ compensation. The bill cleared its last Senate committee on April 11, 2019 with one amendment increasing employer retirement contributions for firefighters that participate in…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House heard the AOB bill (HB 7065) on the floor on April 10, 2019 and adopted one amendment to tweak some of the AOB requirements and an amendment to that amendment to completely remove all the auto glass AOB provisions from the bill. Thus, there are no auto…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House omnibus insurance bill (HB 301) was heard on the House floor on April 10, 2019 and three amendments adopted to it. There were no questions from House members when the bill was presented on the floor. The House will likely vote on the bill on April 11,…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 10, 2019, the House heard its life insurance genetic testing prohibition bill (HB 879) on the floor for the first time, took questions on the bill, and set it up for a vote on April 11, 2019. The House bill essentially bans all use of genetic…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 322 by Sen. Simpson (R) related to health insurance preexisting conditions was temporarily postponed on the Senate floor on April 10, 2019 with six amendments proposed by Democrats pending to it. Although it is unclear why the bill was postponed, it could have been postponed because the…