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HomeLegislationHB140 - 2024RS

House Bill 140

2024 Regular Session
Enacted

Bill Info and Details

Sponsor

Rep. Corley Ellis
House District 41

Act Link

Act No. 2024-382

Bill Documents

Enrolled

Past versions

Introduced

Recent Fiscal Note

Enacted

Bill Details

SubjectInsurance
TitleInsurance Department, insurance fraud, statute of limitations increased, investigators of Department of Insurance Fraud Unit, power of arrest to include other state laws
StatusEnacted
Last Action5/16/2024 - House Enacted - 2024-382
Committees
Senate Banking and InsuranceHouse Insurance
First Read2/7/2024
CompanionSB43 - Kitchens
DateBodyMatterAmd/SubCommitteeVote
5/16/2024
House
Enacted
5/8/2024
House
Delivered to Governor
5/8/2024
House
Enrolled
5/8/2024
Senate
Signature Requested
5/8/2024
House
Ready to Enroll
5/8/2024
Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1142
R 1142
5/8/2024
Senate
Third Reading in Second House
R 1141
3/21/2024
Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Banking and Insurance
3/20/2024
Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2/20/2024
Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Banking and Insurance
2/20/2024
Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance
2/20/2024
House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 15
R 15
2/20/2024
House
Third Reading in House of Origin
R 14
2/14/2024
House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Insurance
2/14/2024
House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2/7/2024
House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Insurance
2/7/2024
House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance
Date
5/16/2024
Body
House
Matter
Enacted
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
5/8/2024
Body
House
Matter
Delivered to Governor
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
5/8/2024
Body
House
Matter
Enrolled
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
5/8/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Signature Requested
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
5/8/2024
Body
House
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
5/8/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1142
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1142
Date
5/8/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Third Reading in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1141
Date
3/21/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Banking and Insurance
Vote
Date
3/20/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/20/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Banking and Insurance
Vote
Date
2/20/2024
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/20/2024
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 15
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 15
Date
2/20/2024
Body
House
Matter
Third Reading in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 14
Date
2/14/2024
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Insurance
Vote
Date
2/14/2024
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/7/2024
Body
House
Matter
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Insurance
Vote
Date
2/7/2024
Body
House
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Act No.
2024-382
Effective Date Certain
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
This act amends Sections 27-12A-6 and 27-12A-40, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) increase the time within which the Department of Insurance may prosecute for insurance fraud from two to seven years after an alleged violation is detected; and (2) provide that the powers of the Insurance Fraud Unit within the department include those to enforce violations related to insurance fraud and any other violation of state law discovered during an investigation.

Fiscal Notes

Description
Enacted
Passed First Chamber
Introduced

Budget Isolation Resolutions

BIRBodyDateMatterVote
BIR215
Senate
5/8/2024
Passed by Second House
R 1141
BIR215
House
2/20/2024
Passed by House of Origin
R 14
BIR
BIR215
Body
Senate
Date
5/8/2024
Matter
Passed by Second House
Vote
R 1141
BIR
BIR215
Body
House
Date
2/20/2024
Matter
Passed by House of Origin
Vote
R 14
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