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AB 5 Civil Discovery: Electronic Discovery Act
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/16/2009 |
| Summary: AB 5 amends the Civil Discovery Act to establish procedures for litigants to obtain discovery of electronically stored information in addition to documents and other tangible things in the possession of another party to the action. Effective date: June 29, 2009. ... more |
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AB 42 AJR 42 Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/29/2010 |
| Summary: AJR 42 would express the Legislature’s support for HR 4796, the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act, a bipartisan effort in Congress that will allow parties to more quickly settle claims involving Medicare beneficiaries, to accurately determine the amount owed Medicare, and to make prompt payment to the Medicare Trust.... more |
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AB 83 Torts: Personal Liability Immunity
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/30/2009 |
| Summary: AB 83 responds to a decision by the California Supreme Court which narrowly held that California's "Good Samaritan" law provides immunity from civil liability to persons providing assistance in an emergency only to those persons qualified to provide emergency medical care. AB 83 provides that in addition to the immunity provided to medical, law en... more |
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AB 91 Vehicles: DUI: Ignition Interlock Device
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 09/02/2009 |
| Summary: AB 91 requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a five-year pilot program in three counties to require the installation of an ignition interlock device on vehicles owned or operated by all DUI offenders. ACIC supported the bill. Effective date: July 1, 2010.... more |
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AB 109 Outdoor Advertising
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/02/2009 |
| Summary: AB 109 would impose a two-year moratorium on new digital billboards pending the completion of two federal studies on the question of safety. ... more |
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AB 328 Electronic Transactions: Exceptions
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/31/2009 |
| Summary: AB 328 expands the types of insurance transactions that can be handled electronically and also authorizes insurers to pay claims by electronic funds transfer. ACIC was the sponsor of the bill.... more |
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AB 361 Workers Compensation: Treatment Authorization
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 09/22/2009 |
| Summary: AB 361 prohibits an insurer that authorizes medical treatment from rescinding or modifying the authorization after the medical treatment has been provided pursuant to the authorization. The bill specifies that if the authorized medical treatment consists of a series of treatments or services, the insurer may rescind or modify the authorization onl... more |
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AB 470 Insurance Information Confidential
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/30/2009 |
| Summary: AB 470 authorizes the disclosure of information from an accident report, supplemental report or investigative report to an insured’s lawyer if the insured is otherwise entitled to obtain the report as specified. ... more |
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AB 519 Consumer Bill of Rights for Towed Vehicles
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/30/2009 |
| Summary: AB 519 would require a towing company that charges for towing and storage to post a copy of the towing fees and access notice, which contains specific information regarding a vehicle owner's rights and responsibilities if his or her vehicle is towed. The bill would also require that, prior to receiving payment for towing, recovery or storage-relate... more |
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AB 615 Workers Compensation
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/30/2009 |
| Summary: AB 615 would authorize the administrative director of the Division of Workers Compensation to adopt regulations that define “first-aid” in a manner that is consistent with the OSHA definition of the term.... more |
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AB 664 Workers Compensation: Hospital Employees: Presumption
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 05/15/2009 |
| Summary: AB 664 would create a presumption of compensability for blood-borne infectious diseases, neck and back impairments or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus that develops during a person’s employment at a hospital. ... more |
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AB 879 Workers Compensation: Self-Insurers: Financial Audits
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 05/11/2009 |
| Summary: AB 879 would require a group self-insurer to annually file with the director of the Office of Self- Insured Plans an audited financial statement and an actuarial certification of reserve adequacy. The financial statement and the actuarial certification would be made available to the public. ... more |
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AB 933 Workers Compensation: Utilization Review
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/30/2010 |
| Summary: AB 933 would require that a physician who conducts utilization review of an injured worker’s medical treatment to be a California licensed physician. ... more |
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AB 953 Department of Motor Vehicles: records: confidentiality
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 01/07/2010 |
| Summary: AB 953 would authorize an insurer's agent to obtain an address from the Department of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of obtaining the address of another motorist or vehicle owner involved in an accident with the company's insured pursuant to existing state and federal privacy and data security laws.... more |
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AB 1011 Green Investments
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/27/2010 |
| Summary: AB 1011 would establish a tax credit equal to 20% of the amount invested by insurers in “green” investments certified by the Department of Insurance.... more |
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AB 1140 Diagnostic Imaging Services
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 05/14/2009 |
| Summary: AB 1140 would expressly include an entity that contracts with an insurance company to be responsible for the payment of diagnostic imaging services in the statutory definition of “responsible third-party payer.” ... more |
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AB 1200 Motor Vehicle Insurance: Direct Repair Programs
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 09/15/2009 |
| Summary: AB 1200 allows insurers to provide automobile insurance claimants with specified truthful and nondeceptive information regarding the services and benefits available to claimants during the claims process. The bill also requires that the written disclosure statement provided by insurers to claimants, when an insurer orally recommends an automobile ... more |
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AB 1871 Motor vehicle insurance coverage: carsharing
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/28/2010 |
| Summary: AB 1871 would prohibit a motor vehicle from being classified for insurance purposes as a commercial, for-hire, or permissive use vehicle, or livery solely on the basis of it’s being used for carsharing if the revenue generated by carsharing does not exceed the monthly expenses of operating the vehicle provided that insurance coverage is provided by... more |
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AB 1994 Hospital Employees: Presumption
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/14/2010 |
| Summary: AB 1994 would create a presumption that a hospital employee who develops a blood-borne infectious disease or a neck or back impairment has an injury that is covered by workers compensation.... more |
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AB 2022 Homeowners Insurance Disclosure
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/26/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2022 would update and improve the existing residential disclosure act which is provided to homeowners with their homeowners policy. ... more |
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AB 2111 Service Contracts
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/26/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2111 would make several important changes to the law governing the sale of both service contracts and vehicle service contracts. ... more |
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AB 2284 Jury Trials: Rules of Court
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/26/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2284 would establish procedures for conducting expedited jury trials in California.... more |
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AB 2395 Justified Complaint Investigation
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/05/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2395 is designed to streamline the investigation of consumer complaints by ensuring that the complaint receives the proper attention by both the department and the insurer. ... more |
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AB 2396 Workers Compensation Insurance: Rating Organizations
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/27/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2396 would require the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) as the “designated statistical agent” to conduct public meetings and to release specific records to the public. ... more |
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AB 2404 Insurance
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/26/2010 |
| Summary: ACIC is opposed to the section which requires disclosure of any cancellation policies, expect pro-rata penalties, prior to the inception of the policy. ... more |
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AB 2490 Workers Compensation Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Clauses
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/16/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2490 would impose requirements on agreements relating to disputes between employers and workers’ compensation insurers.... more |
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AB 2593 Workers Compensation: official medical fee schedule
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/29/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2593 proposes to de-link the state’s official medical fee schedule for pharmacy from the Medi-Cal schedule for pharmacy reimbursement. ... more |
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AB 2740 Civil Actions: Damages
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/28/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2740 would amend California tort law to (1) limit punitive damage awards to an amount equal to treble damages, (2) impose a statutory limit of $250,000 on awards for noneconomic damages, and (3) provide that punitive damages could not be awarded in product liability actions where the product received government approval or met applicable govern... more |
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AB 2779 Workers Compensation: Compound Medication
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/20/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2279 would require that compound medications would only be covered under workers compensation if prior approval has determined the compound medication is medically necessary. ... more |
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AB 2781 Insurance Guarantee Association
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/02/2010 |
| Summary: The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) was created to protect California insurance consumers from losses arising after an insurance company becomes insolvent. ... more |
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AB 2782 Insurance Omnibus
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/26/2010 |
| Summary: AB 2782 will make several changes in California law to conform with the Producer Licensing Model Act adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).... more |
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SB 3 Workers Compensation: Permanent Disability Benefits
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 05/08/2009 |
| Summary: SB 3 would change the amount and the process for paying the supplemental job displacement benefit for injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2010. An employee whose injury causes a permanent partial disability would be eligible for the benefit. The supplemental job displacement benefit would be furnished in the form of a voucher in an amount up t... more |
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SB 39 Personal Liability Immunity: Disaster Service Workers
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/29/2009 |
| Summary: SB 39 clarifies California's "Good Samaritan" law by providing that disaster service workers who perform disaster services during a state of emergency are not liable for civil damages resulting from their acts or omissions, regardless of where the act or omission occurs, unless the disaster service worker's conduct is willful. This immunity would ... more |
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SB 119 Professional Liability Insurance: Insurers: Bad Faith
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/21/2009 |
| Summary: SB 119 extends for two-years the qualified immunity of insurance companies that issue professional liability policies to health care providers for good faith statements regarding notices of nonrenewal.... more |
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SB 145 Workers Compensation
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/30/2010 |
| Summary: ACIC is opposed to SB 145 because the bill would add statutory provisions that would foster unfair apportionment determinations.... more |
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SB 159 Vehicles: Emergency Vehicles
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/21/2009 |
| Summary: SB 159 repeals the Jan. 1, 2010, sunset on provisions that require motorists to approach stationary emergency vehicles displaying emergency lights with due caution and to either make a lane change or, if that is not practicable, slow to a reasonable and prudent speed. ... more |
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SB 226 Identity Theft
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 07/21/2009 |
| Summary: SB 226 provides that where multiple identity thefts involving the same defendants have occurred in multiple locations, jurisdiction for all of the offenses is proper in any county where one of the offenses occurred.... more |
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SB 350 Aftermarket Parts
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/15/2010 |
| Summary: ACIC believes that the SB 350 is redundant of existing Department of Insurance regulations and does nothing to enhance the current marketplace for aftermarket parts. ... more |
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SB 393 Judgments: Interest
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/14/2009 |
| Summary: SB 393 would provide that interest on a judgment accrues at the federal short-term rate plus 2%, except as otherwise provided in a written contract, not to exceed 10% per annum. ... more |
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SB 403 Workers Compensation: Lien Claims
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/15/2009 |
| Summary: SB 403 would prohibit a lien claim for medical treatment or for medical-legal expenses from being filed more than one year from the date the health care provider, or the health care provider’s agent, was sent an explanation of benefits or an explanation of review paying or objecting to a bill in whole or in part. ... more |
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SB 427 Automotive repair: crash parts
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/19/2010 |
| Summary: SB 427 is a consumer friendly bill that requires an automotive repair dealer to actually repair and fully restore an airbag that has been damaged in an accident or risk being found guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both.... more |
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SB 627 Catalytic Converters: Junk Dealers and Recyclers
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 09/02/2009 |
| Summary: SB 627 requires recyclers to comply with additional record keeping and identification procedures and new payment restrictions when purchasing catalytic converters. These requirements are identical to those required of junk dealers who purchase other forms of valuable scrap metal. ... more |
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SB 683 Workers Compensation: Group Self-Insurers: Audits
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/15/2009 |
| Summary: SB 683 would require a workers compensation group self-insurer to annually file with the director of the Office of Self Insured Plans an audit by an independent, certified public accountant of the financial accounts and records of the group self-insurer.... more |
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SB 880 Public Safety and Snow Sport Helmets
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 08/30/2010 |
| Summary: The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) supports SB 880 which would
mandate the use of helmets in children under the age of 18 who ski and snowboard. ... more |
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SB 942 State Auditor: Analysis of Regulations
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/16/2010 |
| Summary: SB 942 would establish an Economic Analysis Unit within the Office of Administrative Law to review final revised cost estimates of regulations having an estimated cost exceeding $50,000.... more |
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SB 1087 Identity Theft: Restitution
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/21/2010 |
| Summary: ACIC supports SB 1087 which requires a person convicted of the crime of identity theft to pay their victims, as part of their restitution, the costs associated with a credit monitoring service and the costs to repair their credit for a reasonable period of time in order to make the victims whole.... more |
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SB 1213 Electronic access to claims information
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| ACIC Position: Oppose |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/16/2010 |
| Summary: SB 1213 could pose serious problems for the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS). ... more |
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SB 1242 Insurance: Guarantee Association
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 06/07/2010 |
| Summary: The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) was created to protect California insurance consumers from losses arising after an insurance company becomes insolvent. ... more |
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SB 1351 Office of Administrative Law
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| ACIC Position: Support |
| Last ACIC Action: 04/08/2010 |
| Summary: SB 1351 would amend the Administrative Procedure Act to revise the definition of "clarity" to add that regulations must include all implementation schedules and forms necessary for the public to comply with the regulation.... more |
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