introducedsenateSession: 2025R160% healthcare relevance

SB 831

Requires the person that has ultimate control over an insurer to file a group capital calculation with the chief insurance regulatory official of the state that the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines is the lead state for the insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a part.

Official Summary

Digest: Makes changes to this state's insurance laws to update rules that make sure that insurers have enough money to keep going. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Requires the person that has ultimate control over an insurer to file a group capital calculation with the chief insurance regulatory official of the state that the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines is the lead state for the insurance holding company system of which the insurer is a part. Unless exempted from the requirement to file the group capital calculation, the person must file a group capital calculation made in accordance with standards that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopts. Requires insurers that meet one or more scope criteria during a given data year to conduct and report the results of a liquidity stress test in accordance with a framework adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Specifies scope criteria for determining which insurers are subject to the requirement. Requires a deposit or bond from an insurer that the director determines is in a hazardous financial condition or a condition that would be grounds for supervision, conservation or delinquency proceedings. Gives the director discretion to determine the amount of the deposit or bond and the contract or contracts to which the deposit or bond applies. Subjects affiliates to the jurisdiction and authority of a supervisor, conservator, rehabilitator or liquidator appointed for an insurer for the purpose of interpreting, enforcing and overseeing the affiliate's obligations under a contract or agreement to perform services for the insurer. Requires the chief insurance regulatory official to maintain the confidentiality of certain information that the chief insurance regulatory official receives from an insurance holding company system. Prohibits an insurer, broker or other person engaged in any manner in the insurance business from making, pub

Last Action

Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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Legislative Timeline

bill actionJun 6, 2025

Senate: Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

bill actionJun 6, 2025

Senate: Chapter 174, 2025 Laws.

bill actionMay 27, 2025

Senate: Governor signed.

bill actionMay 20, 2025

House: Speaker signed.

bill actionMay 19, 2025

Senate: President signed.

bill actionMay 15, 2025

House: Third reading. Carried by Walters. Passed.

bill actionMay 14, 2025

House: Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.

bill actionMay 13, 2025

House: Second reading.

bill actionMay 12, 2025

House: Recommendation: Do pass.

bill actionMay 6, 2025

House: Work Session held.

testimonyMay 1, 2025

House: Public Hearing held.

bill actionApr 15, 2025

House: Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.

bill actionApr 10, 2025

House: First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

bill actionApr 10, 2025

Senate: Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed.

bill actionApr 9, 2025

Senate: Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.

bill actionApr 8, 2025

Senate: Second reading.

bill actionApr 7, 2025

Senate: Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

bill actionApr 1, 2025

Senate: Work Session held.

testimonyMar 26, 2025

Senate: Public Hearing held.

testimonyFeb 20, 2025

Senate: Public Hearing held.

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