Study Bills

Commerce (H)

Study bills still in committee.

Bill	Bill Title
HSB 657	A study bill for specifying procedures applicable to claims asserting stray electric current or voltage. 2-18-14 Subcommittee assigned, J. Smith, Kressig, and Soderberg. H.J. 275. 2-19-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2369)
HSB 642	A study bill relating to mutual-to-stock insurance company conversions. 2-13-14 Subcommittee assigned, Pettengill, Landon, and Oldson. H.J. 242. 2-19-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2416)
HSB 641	A study bill relating to information required for inclusion in petitions for an electric transmission line franchise or an extension of franchise, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. 2-12-14 Subcommittee assigned, Watts, Fisher, and Hall. H.J. 229. 2-18-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 623	A study bill relating to consumer lending transactions by modifying provisions applicable to certain loan charges and modifying designated monetary limits specified in the consumer credit code. 2-10-14 Subcommittee assigned, J. Smith, Dawson, and Fisher. H.J. 196. 2-13-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2324)
HSB 609	A study bill relating to the registration of child care homes and including effective date provisions. 2-4-14 Subcommittee assigned, Landon, Dawson, and J. Smith. H.J. 157. 2-12-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 590	A study bill for exempting internet protocol-enabled service and voice over internet protocol service from specified regulatory authority. 2-3-14 Subcommittee assigned, R. Taylor, Kressig, and Landon. H.J. 145. 2-17-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 587	A study bill relating to requirements for recycling facilities and making penalties applicable. 1-30-14 Subcommittee assigned, Watts, Fisher, and Meyer. H.J. 132.
HSB 568	A study bill relating to federal home loan bank rights regarding collateral pledged by insurer-members. 1-28-14 Subcommittee assigned, R. Taylor, Riding, and J. Smith. H.J. 120. 2-6-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2231)
HSB 566	A study bill relating to vapor products and alternative nicotine products, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. 1-27-14 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Lykam, and J. Smith. H.J. 113. 1-28-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2109)
HSB 552	A study bill relating to the supervision of orthotist or prosthetist assistants. 1-27-14 Subcommittee assigned, R. Taylor, Fisher, and Forbes. H.J. 112. 2-6-14 Passed subcommmittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2370)
HSB 550	A study bill relating to the determination of fair value for shares of banks and bank holding companies in transactions providing appraisal rights for dissenting shareholders. 1-27-14 Subcommittee assigned, J. Smith, Fisher, and Riding. H.J. 112.
HSB 520	A study bill for regulating the sale of portable electronics insurance, including requiring licensure, and providing for fees and penalties. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, R. Taylor, Fisher, and Forbes. H.J. 98. 2-19-14 Passed subcommittee.
HSB 519	A study bill relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, Vander Linden, Ourth, and J. Smith. H.J. 98. 1-29-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2297)
HSB 518	A study bill for modifying notification requirements applicable to underground facility excavations where underground facilities are present. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, Watts, Landon, and Riding. H.J. 98. 2-18-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2408)
HSB 517	A study bill for modifying provisions applicable to the recording of a mortgage or deed of trust executed by a transmitting utility. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, J. Smith, Dawson, and Landon. H.J. 98. 1-29-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2131)
HSB 516	A study bill relating to unclaimed life insurance death benefits, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. 1-22-14 Subcommittee assigned, Pettengill, Meyer, and R. Taylor. H.J. 98. 2-18-14 Passed subcommittee. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2333)
HSB 218	A study bill relating to consumer lawsuit lending transactions, and including effective date provisions.
HSB 217	A study bill for exempting persons or entities owning, controlling, operating, or managing alternate energy production facilities or combined heat and power systems under specified circumstances from public utility regulations. 3-13-13 Subcommittee assigned, Cownie, Forbes, and Soderberg. H.J. 555.
HSB 188	A study bill for providing for the issuance of a ratemaking principles order when a rate-regulated public utility enters into a power purchase agreement under specified circumstances.
HSB 187	A study bill relating to authorized investments of public funds by a joint investment trust. 2-27-13 Subcommittee assigned, Landon, Forbes, and R. Taylor. H.J.
HSB 179	A study bill for providing for an exemption of internet protocol-enabled service from the regulatory authority of the utilities board of the utilities division of the department of commerce.
HSB 178	A study bill for specifying procedures applicable to claims asserting stray electric current or voltage.
HSB 170	A study bill for exempting internet protocol-enabled service and voice over internet protocol service from direct or indirect regulation by any department, agency, board, or political subdivision of the state. 2-25-13 Subcommittee assigned, Cownie, Jacoby, and J. Smith. H.J. 355.
HSB 169	A study bill relating to boiler inspections. 2-25-13 Subcommittee assigned, Watts, Dawson, and J. Smith. H.J. 355. (See Cmte. Bill HF 484)
HSB 167	A study bill for providing for a tax credit for the repayment of certain student loan debt and including applicability provisions. 2-25-13 Subcommittee assigned, Cownie, Kajtazovic, and Landon. H.J. 355. 3-4-13 Subcommittee reassigned, Landon, Kajtazovic, and R. Taylor. H.J. 405.
HSB 164	A study bill relating to real estate broker and real estate salesperson licensing fees and allocations from those fees, and making an appropriation. 2-20-13 Subcommittee assigned, Landon, Fisher, and Kajtazovic. H.J. 344. (See Cmte. Bill HF 502) (See Cmte. Bill HF 624) (See Cmte. Bill HF 639)
HSB 151	A study bill relating to matters under the purview of the banking division of the department of commerce.
HSB 145	A study bill for authorizing specified electric utility customers to engage in agricultural aggregate net metering. 2-14-13 Subcommittee assigned, Cownie, Lykam, and Soderberg. H.J. 293.
HSB 144	A study bill relating to the duties and responsibilities of insurance producers under insurance policies or contracts. 2-14-13 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Dawson, and Watts. H.J. 293. (See Cmte. Bill HF 398)
HSB 137	A study bill for establishing data security compliance requirements in relation to payment card transactions, and providing penalties.
HSB 134	A study bill for regulating the sale of portable electronics insurance, including by requiring licensure, and providing for fees and penalties. 2-13-13 Subcommittee assigned, Vander Linden, Landon, and Riding. H.J. 282.
HSB 133	A study bill relating to enhanced E911 emergency communication systems, and providing penalties. 2-13-13 Subcommittee assigned, Vander Linden, Kressig, and Pettengill. H.J. 282. (See Cmte. Bill HF 510) (See Cmte. Bill HF 644)
HSB 114	A study bill for requiring independent actuarial reviews for certain health insurance rate increase applications.
HSB 99	A study bill relating to insurance coverage for dental care services.
HSB 44	A study bill for providing for immunity from civil liability for registered architects and professional engineers providing disaster emergency assistance under specified circumstances. 1-23-13 Subcommittee assigned, Grassley, Dawson, and Landon. H.J. 111. (See Cmte. Bill HF 539)
HSB 43	A study bill for requiring notice of a change of beneficiary under an individual policy of accident and sickness insurance and including applicability provisions. 1-23-13 Subcommittee assigned, Baltimore, Oldson, and R. Taylor. H.J. 111.