Employment
AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY INSURANCE COSTS BORNE BY BUSINESSES LOCATED IN DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES.
To: (1) Expand the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act to provide that no (A) insurance company, hospital service corporation, health care center or fraternal benefit society providing disability income protection coverage shall refuse to insure, refuse to continue to insure or limit the amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge an individual a different rate for the same coverage, because the individual has been a victim of domestic violence, and (B) property and casualty insurer that delivers, issues, renews, amends, continues or endorses a property or casualty insurance policy shall make any distinction or discrimination against an individual in delivering, issuing, renewing, amending, continuing, endorsing, offering, withholding, cancelling or setting premiums for such policy, or in the terms of such policy, because the individual has been a victim of domestic violence; (2) provide that no life insurer shall make any distinction or discrimination between persons on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a victim of domestic violence; and (3) establish a task force to study the high insurance costs borne by businesses located in distressed municipalities in this state.
Introduced by:
Insurance and Real Estate Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| Public Act No. 21-93 [doc] | |
| File No. 635 | |
| File No. 346 | |
| INS Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Called Amendments | |
| House Schedule A LCO# 8006 (J) [doc] |
| Votes | |
| Senate Roll Call Vote 371 | |
| House Roll Call Vote 70 AS AMENDED | |
| House Roll Call Vote 69 HOUSE AMD A |
| Committee Actions | |
| INS Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8006 (No Fiscal Impact) | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 635 | |
| Fiscal Note for HB-6590, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8006) | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 346 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 635 | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 346 | |
| Summary for Public Act No. 21-93 |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/28/2021 | Signed by the Governor | ||
| 6/18/2021 | Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor | ||
| 6/18/2021 | Transmitted to the Secretary of State | ||
| 6/16/2021 | (LCO) | Public Act 21-93 | |
| 6/4/2021 | On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence | ||
| 6/4/2021 | Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 6/4/2021 | Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 5/6/2021 | (LCO) | File Number 635 | |
| 5/6/2021 | Senate Calendar Number 383 | ||
| 5/6/2021 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/4/2021 | House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A | ||
| 5/4/2021 | House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8006 | ||
| 4/8/2021 | (LCO) | File Number 346 | |
| 4/8/2021 | House Calendar Number 262 | ||
| 4/8/2021 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/8/2021 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/1/2021 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/21 5:00 PM | |
| 3/23/2021 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/22/2021 | (INS) | Joint Favorable | |
| 3/5/2021 | Public Hearing 03/09 | ||
| 3/4/2021 | Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate |
Co-sponsors of HB-6590
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