2008 Senate Bill 1478 / Public Act 494

Revise insurance producers licensure provisions

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 10, 2008

Introduced by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas (D-4)

To require the state insurance commission to annually publish the results of the health and life insurance producers license examinations, including the number who took the test, passed it and failed it, aggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, native language and education level.

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform

Oct. 2, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 6, 2008

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require the results to be aggregated by race, gender, ethnicity, native language and education level.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 12, 2008

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require the state insurance commission to annually publish the results of the health and life insurance producers license examinations, including the number who took the test, passed it and failed it.

Received in the House

Nov. 12, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Dec. 18, 2008

Passed in the House 100 to 6 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 31, 2008