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INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - SUNSET

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AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS

             3     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             6     
House Sponsor: Stephen D. Clark

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Insurance Code to address sunset dates for e-commerce fees.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    deletes the time frame limiting when e-commerce fees are treated as dedicated
             14      credits;
             15          .    deletes the sunset date for the e-commerce fees; and
             16          .    makes technical changes and conforming amendments.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          31A-3-103, as last amended by Chapter 308, Laws of Utah 2002
             24          31A-3-104, as enacted by Chapter 308, Laws of Utah 2002
             25          63-55-231, as last amended by Chapter 123, Laws of Utah 2005
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             28          Section 1. Section 31A-3-103 is amended to read:
             29           31A-3-103. Fees.


             30          (1) For purposes of this section:
             31          (a) "Regulatory fee" is as defined in Section 63-38-3.2.
             32          (b) "Services" means functions that are reasonable and necessary to enable the
             33      commissioner to perform the duties imposed by this title including:
             34          (i) issuing and renewing licenses and certificates of authority;
             35          (ii) filing policy forms;
             36          (iii) reporting agent appointments and terminations; and
             37          (iv) filing annual statements.
             38          (c) Fees related to the renewal of licenses may be imposed no more frequently than
             39      once each year.
             40          (2) (a) A regulatory fee charged by the department shall be set in accordance with
             41      Section 63-38-3.2 .
             42          (b) Fees shall be set and collected for services provided by the department.
             43          (3) (a) For a fee authorized by this chapter that is not a regulatory fee, the department
             44      may adopt a schedule of fees provided that each fee in the schedule of fees is:
             45          (i) reasonable and fair; and
             46          (ii) submitted to the Legislature as part of the department's annual appropriations
             47      request.
             48          (b) If a fee schedule described in Subsection (3)(a) is submitted as part of the
             49      department's annual appropriations request, the Legislature may, in a manner substantially
             50      similar to Section 63-38-3.2 :
             51          (i) approve any fee in the fee schedule;
             52          (ii) (A) increase or decrease any fee in the fee schedule; and
             53          (B) approve any fee in the fee schedule as changed by the Legislature; or
             54          (iii) reject any fee in the fee schedule.
             55          (c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), a fee approved by the Legislature
             56      pursuant to this Subsection (3) shall be deposited into the General Fund for appropriation by
             57      the Legislature.


             58          (ii) [Beginning on July 1, 2002 and ending on June 30, 2006, a] A fee approved by the
             59      Legislature pursuant to this Subsection (3) that relates to the use of electronic or other similar
             60      technology to provide the services of the department shall be deposited into the General Fund
             61      as a dedicated credit to be used by the department to provide services through use of electronic
             62      commerce or other similar technology.
             63          (4) The commissioner shall separately publish the schedule of fees approved by the
             64      Legislature and make it available upon request for $1 per copy. This fee schedule shall also be
             65      included in any compilation of rules promulgated by the commissioner.
             66          (5) The commissioner shall, by rule, establish the deadlines for payment of any fee
             67      established by the department in accordance with this section.
             68          Section 2. Section 31A-3-104 is amended to read:
             69           31A-3-104. Electronic commerce dedicated fees.
             70          (1) The department may charge a fee for requests for information:
             71          (a) that is obtained from an electronic database of the department; or
             72          (b) derived from data that is generated by electronic means.
             73          (2) In addition to any fee authorized in this title, the department shall impose a
             74      supplemental fee on the issuance or renewal of any of the following issued by the department:
             75          (a) a license;
             76          (b) a registration; or
             77          (c) a certificate of authority.
             78          (3) A fee imposed under this section shall be:
             79          (a) established in accordance with Subsection 31A-3-103 (3); and
             80          (b) deposited into the General Fund as a dedicated credit in accordance with
             81      Subsection 31A-3-103 (3).
             82          [(4) In accordance with Section 63-55-231 , this section is repealed on July 1, 2006.]
             83          Section 3. Section 63-55-231 is amended to read:
             84           63-55-231. Repeal dates, Title 31A.
             85          (1) Section 31A-2-208.5 , Comparison tables, is repealed July 1, 2010.


             86          (2) Section 31A-2-217 , Coordination with other states, is repealed July 1, 2013.
             87          [(3) Section 31A-3-104 , Electronic commerce dedicated fees, is repealed July 1, 2006.]
             88          [(4)] (3) Section 31A-22-315 , Motor vehicle insurance reporting -- Penalty, is repealed
             89      July 1, 2010.
             90          [(5)] (4) Section 31A-22-625 , Catastrophic coverage of mental health conditions, is
             91      repealed July 1, 2011.
             92          [(6)] (5) Title 31A, Chapter 31, Insurance Fraud Act, is repealed July 1, 2007.


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