Welcome to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's legislative pages on the agency's Web site where you'll find complete information about agency proposals for the Legislature's 2007 session.

The legislative session began on Jan. 8. As session progresses, this page will grow and expand to include fact sheets, links to bills, testimony and other information as it becomes available. Below, you will find a link that will enable to check on the status of a bill.

Visit often and stay current with the agency's legislative agenda.

Agency-requested legislation

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner's proposed 2007 Legislative Agenda (PDF 81Kb)

Licensing Reform (HB 1533 - SB 5715)

Testimony (PDF 106Kb)
Proposed Licensing Legislative Reforms for 2007
Fact Sheet (PDF 98Kb)

Market Analysis (HB 1532 - SB 5717)

Testimony (PDF 95Kb)
Market Analysis Overview (PDF 30Kb)
Fact Sheet (PDF 135Kb)

Restoring Authority in the Individual Health Market (HB 1234 - SB 5261)

Testimony (PDF 132Kb)
Fact Sheet (PDF 121Kb)

Retainer Medicine (HB 1818 - SB 5716)

Fact Sheet (PDF 99Kb)

Other health insurance-related matters before the Legislature

The Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Costs and Access

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler's proposal to the Blue Ribbon Commission (PDF 117Kb)

Final report (PDF 428Kb)

Report on Benefit and Rating Mandates (PDF 288Kb)

Milliman Summary Report (PDF 3.5Mb)

Report on the Washington State Health Insurance Pool (PDF 167Kb)

Health Carrier Surplus

Insurance Commissioner's report (PDF 4.3Mb)

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.

January 9, 2007 Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Work Session Materials

Office of the Insurance Commissioner Overview (PDF 146Kb)

February 1, 2007 Combined Senate & House health care committees

Reinsurance presentation (PDF 136Kb)

Archived information of previous legislative sessions:

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