Arizona 2024 2024 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2205 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 02/20/2024

                      	HB 2205 
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Fifty-sixth Legislature 
Second Regular Session 
House: COM DPA 10-0-0-0 
 
HB 2205: fraud unit; investigations; annual report 
Sponsor: Representative Livingston, LD 28 
House Engrossed 
Overview 
Specifies monies that are appropriated to the Department of Insurance and Financial 
Institutions (DIFI) fraud unit are exempt from lapsing. 
History 
DIFI's fraud unit investigates acts or practices of fraud including determining if fraud, deceit 
or intentional misrepresentation exists in the submission of an insurance claim. DIFI 
annually levies an assessment of up to $1,050 on all licensed insurers for the administration 
and operation of the fraud unit and the prosecution of insurance fraud. Assessment monies 
are deposited into the state General Fund to be appropriated to the fraud unit exclusively for 
the fraud unit's operation (A.R.S. § 20-466). 
Provisions 
1. Exempts monies that are appropriated to the fraud unit from lapsing. (Sec 1) 
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note