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ASSEMBLY BILL 1672 (MARGOLIN – 1992)
CHAPTER 1128, STATUTES OF 1992 - AB 1672
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Numerous Health and Safety Code sections and Insurance Code sections were added, and section 6254 of the Government Code was amended following legislative approval of Assembly Bill 1672. (See Exhibit A, #1g) This bill was introduced on March 8, 1991 by Assembly member Burt Margolin for the Department of Insurance. (See Exhibit A, #1a and #3, page 2) At this same time, Assembly member Margolin served as chair of the Assembly Committee on Insurance. (See Exhibit A, #3)
Assembly Bill 1672 was assigned to the Assembly Committee on Insurance and the Senate Committee on Insurance, Claims and Corporations where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit A, #3 and #9) Five amendments were made to Assembly Bill 1672. (See Exhibit A, #1b through #1f and #2) When the Assembly rejected the Senate amendments, a Conference Committee was called. (See Exhibit A, #2) The purpose of a Conference Committee is to bring together six legislators, three from each House, in an attempt to reach a compromise on a bill’s language which is acceptable to both the Senate and the Assembly.
The Conference Committee on Assembly Bill 1672 made amendments to the bill in a conference report on August 26, 1992, which were accepted by the Legislature. (See Exhibit A, #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Pete Wilson signed the bill on September 28, 1992, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on September 29th as Chapter 1128 of the Statutes of 1992. (See Exhibit A, #1g and #2)
The Conference Completed analysis of Assembly Bill 1672 described this bill as enacting “a comprehensive scheme for providing health insurance to small employer groups.” (See Exhibit A, #15, page 1)