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SB-1348 • 2026

Life and disability insurance contracts.

Life and disability insurance contracts.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Seyarto
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Referred to Com. on RLS.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about what changes will be made, only that they are technical and nonsubstantive.

Changes to Life and Disability Insurance Rules

The bill makes minor technical updates to the rules about life and disability insurance.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to existing laws that regulate life and disability insurance.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who buy life and disability insurance
  • Insurance companies that sell these types of policies

Terms To Know

Insurable interest
The legal right to get insurance for someone else, like a family member or someone you support financially.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear what specific changes will be made until the final version of the law is published.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  2. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  3. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  4. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1348, as introduced, Seyarto.
Life and disability insurance contracts.
Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including life and disability insurance. Existing law grants a person an insurable interest in the life and health of, among others, themselves or a person upon whom they depend for education or support.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Current Bill Text

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