HB0050 • 2012

Insurance fraud prevention.

AN ACT relating to insurance; providing immunity from liability for cooperating with and furnishing information regarding suspected insurance code violations as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Brown
Last action: 2012-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2012

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Amendments

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HB0050H3001

3rd reading • QUARBERG

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by QUARBERG

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HB0050HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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HB0050S2001

2nd reading • ROSS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by ROSS

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Bill History

2012-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0020
2012-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0020
2012-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020
2012-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0020
2012-03-02 House
H Did Concur
2012-03-02 House
H Received for Concurrence
2012-03-02 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-03-01 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-03-01 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2012-03-01 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-29 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-27 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-23 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2012-02-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-22 House
Amendment Failed
2012-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2012-02-20 House
H Amendments Adopted
2012-02-20 House
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2012-02-16 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2012-02-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2012-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-02-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0050

Bill No.:
HB0050
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
12LSO-0214
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0020

Chapter No.:
CH0044

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Brown

Catch Title:
Insurance
fraud prevention.

Subject:
Immunity from liability for providing
information on insurance fraud.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law provides immunity
for persons providing information to the insurance commissioner about a
potential violation of the insurance statutes if the information is provided in
good faith and without fraudulent intent.

This act extends that
immunity to persons providing information to law enforcement agencies. The act
also extends the immunity to information about other criminal investigations.

This act provides that a
person providing the information described above may be entitled to an award of
attorneys fees if he is the prevailing party in a civil cause of action for
libel, slander or any other tort action arising from the provision of the
information.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0050

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
insurance; providing immunity from liability for cooperating with and furnishing information regarding suspected insurance code violations as specified;

modifying related provision regarding attorney's fees and costs;
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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2
‑
131
(b)
and (c)
is amended to read:

26
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2
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131.

Immunity from liability.

(b)

No cause of action shall arise nor shall any liability
be imposed against any person for the act of communicating or delivering information or data to the commissioner, the commissioner's authorized representative or examiner

or
law enforcement agencies

pursuant to an examination made under this chapter

or any other
criminal
investigation
under title 6 of the Wyoming statutes
, if the act of communication or delivery was performed in good faith and without fraudulent intent.

(c)

A
ny person identified in subsection (a)

or (b)
of this section shall be entitled to an award of attorney's fees and costs if he is a prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel, slander or any other relevant tort arising out of activities in carrying out an examination or related activity under the provisions of this chapter and the party bringing the action was not substantially justified in doing so. For purposes of this section, a proceeding is "substantially justified" if it had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time it was initiated.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(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