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HB408 • 2025

Insurance; repeal prelicensing education requirements applicable to certain licenses

Insurance; repeal prelicensing education requirements applicable to certain licenses

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Sponsor
Gilliard, Carl
Last action
2025-02-18
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary confirms the repeal of education requirements and the three-day waiting period limit, but does not specify which licenses are affected.

HB408: Changes to Insurance License Education Rules

This bill removes the requirement for some people to take classes before getting an insurance license and sets a three-day limit on how long they must wait after failing a test.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes prelicensing education requirements for certain types of insurance licenses in Georgia.
  • Limits the waiting period between reexaminations for applicants to a maximum of three days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People applying for specific insurance licenses who previously had to take education courses.
  • Applicants taking or retaking insurance license examinations.

Terms To Know

Prelicensing Education
Classes that a person must finish before they are allowed to apply for an insurance license.
Reexamination Waiting Period
The amount of time an applicant must wait after failing a test before taking it again.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not list exactly which specific insurance licenses no longer require education classes.
  • The official effective date for when these changes start is not provided in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-18 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Insurance; repeal prelicensing education requirements applicable to certain licenses