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H.B. No. 0050 |
Insurance fraud prevention. |
Sponsored By: Representative(s) Brown, Blake, Blikre, Lubnau, Patton, Stubson and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Cooper, Hines, Johnson, Martin, Nutting and Perkins
AN ACT relating to insurance; providing immunity from liability for cooperating with and furnishing information regarding suspected insurance code violations as specified; modifying related provision regarding attorney's fees and costs; and providing for an effective date.
2/7/2012 Bill Number Assigned
2/13/2012 H Received for Introduction
2/14/2012 H Introduced and Referred to H01
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Gay, Hunt, Peasley, Quarberg and Reeder
Ayes 53 Nays 7 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/16/2012 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Brown, Cannady, Greene, Krone, Nicholas, B., Peasley and Throne
Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel
Ayes 8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/16/2012 H Placed on General File
HB0050HS001/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 3 After ";" insert "modifying related provision regarding attorney's fees and costs;".
Page 1-line 8 After "(b)" insert "and (c)".
Page 2-After line 5 Insert:
"(c) Any person identified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be entitled to an award of attorney's fees and costs if he is a prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel, slander or any other relevant tort arising out of activities in carrying out an examination or related activity under the provisions of this chapter and the party bringing the action was not substantially justified in doing so. For purposes of this section, a proceeding is "substantially justified" if it had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time it was initiated.". BROWN, CHAIRMAN
2/20/2012 H Passed CoW
2/21/2012 H Passed 2nd Reading
HB0050H3001/FAILED
Page 2-lines 3 and 4 Delete all new language. QUARBERG
2/22/2012 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gingery, Goggles, Greene, Harshman, Illoway, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Roscoe, Steward, Stubson, Throne, Vranish, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Burkhart, Edmonds, Eklund, Gay, Greear, Harvey, Hunt, Jaggi, Loucks, McKim, Nicholas, B., Peasley, Quarberg, Reeder, Semlek, Teeters and Wallis
Excused: Representative(s) Blake
Ayes 40 Nays 19 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/23/2012 S Received for Introduction
2/23/2012 S Introduced and Referred to S01
2/27/2012 S01 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Christensen, Esquibel, F., Hicks and Perkins
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/27/2012 S Placed on General File
2/29/2012 S Passed CoW
HB0050S2001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 3 Delete "," insert "or"; delete "or any governmental".
Page 2-line 4 Delete "agency established to detect and prevent fraud".
Page 2-line 5 After "other" insert "criminal".
Page 2-line 6 After "investigation" insert "under title 6 of the Wyoming statutes". ROSS
3/1/2012 S Passed 2nd Reading
3/2/2012 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/2/2012 H Received for Concurrence
3/2/2012 H Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Reeder, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Peasley and Quarberg
Excused: Representative(s) Edmonds, Goggles, Miller and Nicholas, B.
Ayes 54 Nays 2 Excused 4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/2/2012 Assigned Number HEA No. 0020
3/5/2012 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020
3/5/2012 S President Signed HEA No. 0020
3/8/2012 Governor Signed HEA No. 0020
3/9/2012 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0044 Session Laws of Wyoming 2012