Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner

2006 Legislative Wrap-Up

The 2006 legislative session proved to be a busy and productive one for the Office of the insurance Commissioner. We pursued an aggressive legislative agenda, proposing bills and supporting bills that enhanced consumer protection, clarified underinsured and uninsured auto coverage, addressed insurance fraud and championed greater consumer access to health care information, to name a few.

In addition, the 2006 Legislature passed a variety of bills affecting the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the $23 billion industry that we regulate. Use this link to see a list of the bills (PDF 211Kb) and thumbnail summaries and backgrounds of each.

In addition, this page also includes links to testimony, fact sheets, special reports and other information related to agency legislation.

Insurance Commissioner's 2006 Legislative Agenda. (PDF 94Kb)

Use this link to get a quick look and thumbnail descriptions, including bill numbers, of the Insurance Commissioner's legislative proposals.

Checking the status of a bill

To use this link to the Legislature's Web site, you'll need to enter the bill number where instructed.

Fact sheets, testimony and related information

Anti-Fraud (HB 2482 - SB 6234)

Consumer Access to Health Carrier Financial Information (HB 2500 - SB 6232)

Ethel's Bill (HB 2415- SB 6182)

Regulating the Individual Health Insurance Market (HB 2499 - SB 6233)

Regulating Retainer Health Care Practices (SHB 2404)

Report to Legislature on Air Ambulance Service (SB 6213) (PDF 212Kb)

Report to Legislature on Regulating the Interests of Employer-Owned Life Insurance (SB 5196) (PDF 129Kb)


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