BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5972: Prepaid legal service plans
Exempting prepaid legal service plans from insurance regulation.
Summary
- Prepaid legal service plans are not a form of insurance and not subject to regulation by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. A prepaid legal service plan is an arrangement that provides specified legal services or reimbursement for legal services in return for the specified payment of money for an interval of time.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2003
- Out of committeeMar 3, 2003
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Don Benton (R-17)
- Introduced
- February 26, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 4, 2004
AN ACT Relating to prepaid legal service plans;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Revert to Rules White Sheet.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Referred to Rules.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- FSIH - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Financial Services, Insurance & Housing.
SB 5972 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5972 (2025–26) Correctional officers/arb.
- SB 5972 (2023–24) Neonicotinoid pesticides
- SB 5972 (2021–22) Wildlife conflict resolution
- SB 5972 (2019–20) Additive trans funding
- SB 5972 (2017–18) Fiscal matters T.O.
- SB 5972 (2015–16) Seeds, agency procurement of
- SB 5972 (2013–14) Forested lands fire damages
- SB 5972 (2011–12) Sales & use tx rate increase