HB0114 • 2011

Insurance premiums-failure to pay.

AN ACT relating to insurance; providing for notification of nonpayment of life or disability insurance premiums; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Esquibel, Ken
Last action: 2011-02-18
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

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Amendments

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HB0114HS001

Standing Committee • H09

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H09

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Bill History

2011-02-18 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-02-18 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0020
2011-02-16 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0020
2011-02-15 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020
2011-02-15 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0020
2011-02-15 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-14 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-11 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-08 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-08 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2011-02-03 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2011-02-03 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-02-02 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-01 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-01-31 House
H Passed CoW
2011-01-31 House
Amendment Adopted
2011-01-31 House
H Amendments Adopted
2011-01-26 House
H Placed on General File
2011-01-26 House
H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-01-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09
2011-01-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0114
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
11LSO-0281
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0020

Chapter No.:
29

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Esquibel, K.

Catch Title:
Insurance
premiums-failure to pay.

Subject:
Notification
of failure to pay insurance premiums.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act requires employers
who routinely pay life insurance premiums or group disability (health) insurance
policy premiums for their employees to notify the employee within thirty days
if the employer fails to pay the premium.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0114

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
insurance; providing for notification of nonpayment of
life or
disability insurance premiums;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S.
26
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16
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121 and
26
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19
‑
114
are
created to read:

26
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16
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121.

Failure to pay premiums; notification.

When an
employer or trustee of a fund established or adopted by an employer, which employer or tru
stee is deemed the policyholder of the life insurance policy
insuring the employer's employees for the benefit of persons other
than the employer and where the employer or trustee routinely pays any part of the premium for the policy, if the employer or trustee fails to pay the routinely paid portion of the premium when required under the policy for any reason, the employer or trustee shall notify the employee or beneficiary
, electronically or in writing,
within thirty (30) days of the failure to pay.

26
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19
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114.

Failure to pay premiums; notification.

When an
employer or trustee of a fund established or adopted by an employer, which employer or tru
stee is deemed the policyholder
of the group disability insurance policy
insuring the employer's employees for the benefit of persons other
than the employer and where the employer or trustee routinely pays any part of the premium for the policy, if the employer or trustee fail
s
to pay the routinely paid portion of the premium when required under the policy
for any reason
, the employer or trustee shall notify
the employee or beneficiary
, electronically or in writing,
within thirty (30) days of the failure to pay.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk