CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1046Introduced by Senator RothFebruary 08, 2018 An act to amend Sections 1722 and 1751.5 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1046, as introduced, Roth. Independent insurance adjusters.Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the licensing of surplus line brokers, persons who solicit, negotiate, and effect the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, life and disability insurance analysts, motor clubs, insurance adjusters, and public insurance adjusters. Existing law provides that if any of those licensees, except for an insurance adjuster, enters the military service of the United States at a time prescribed for the filing of a license renewal application that the filing of the application is waived and the license shall remain in force during the period of military service, and for a specified time afterward, during which the licensee may secure a license of the same type without taking an examination or paying a penalty. Existing law provides that the license fees required for an application to be licensed as a surplus line broker, a person who solicits, negotiates, and effects the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, a life and disability insurance analyst, or a public insurance adjuster are filing fees which shall not be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or a license examination is taken.This bill would add insurance adjusters to the list of licensees to which these provisions apply.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1722 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty.SEC. 2. Section 1751.5 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1046Introduced by Senator RothFebruary 08, 2018 An act to amend Sections 1722 and 1751.5 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1046, as introduced, Roth. Independent insurance adjusters.Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the licensing of surplus line brokers, persons who solicit, negotiate, and effect the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, life and disability insurance analysts, motor clubs, insurance adjusters, and public insurance adjusters. Existing law provides that if any of those licensees, except for an insurance adjuster, enters the military service of the United States at a time prescribed for the filing of a license renewal application that the filing of the application is waived and the license shall remain in force during the period of military service, and for a specified time afterward, during which the licensee may secure a license of the same type without taking an examination or paying a penalty. Existing law provides that the license fees required for an application to be licensed as a surplus line broker, a person who solicits, negotiates, and effects the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, a life and disability insurance analyst, or a public insurance adjuster are filing fees which shall not be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or a license examination is taken.This bill would add insurance adjusters to the list of licensees to which these provisions apply.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1046 Introduced by Senator RothFebruary 08, 2018 Introduced by Senator Roth February 08, 2018 An act to amend Sections 1722 and 1751.5 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1046, as introduced, Roth. Independent insurance adjusters. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the licensing of surplus line brokers, persons who solicit, negotiate, and effect the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, life and disability insurance analysts, motor clubs, insurance adjusters, and public insurance adjusters. Existing law provides that if any of those licensees, except for an insurance adjuster, enters the military service of the United States at a time prescribed for the filing of a license renewal application that the filing of the application is waived and the license shall remain in force during the period of military service, and for a specified time afterward, during which the licensee may secure a license of the same type without taking an examination or paying a penalty. Existing law provides that the license fees required for an application to be licensed as a surplus line broker, a person who solicits, negotiates, and effects the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, a life and disability insurance analyst, or a public insurance adjuster are filing fees which shall not be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or a license examination is taken.This bill would add insurance adjusters to the list of licensees to which these provisions apply. Existing law generally regulates the business of insurance in the state, including the licensing of surplus line brokers, persons who solicit, negotiate, and effect the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, life and disability insurance analysts, motor clubs, insurance adjusters, and public insurance adjusters. Existing law provides that if any of those licensees, except for an insurance adjuster, enters the military service of the United States at a time prescribed for the filing of a license renewal application that the filing of the application is waived and the license shall remain in force during the period of military service, and for a specified time afterward, during which the licensee may secure a license of the same type without taking an examination or paying a penalty. Existing law provides that the license fees required for an application to be licensed as a surplus line broker, a person who solicits, negotiates, and effects the undertaking of bail or bail bonds, a life and disability insurance analyst, or a public insurance adjuster are filing fees which shall not be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or a license examination is taken. This bill would add insurance adjusters to the list of licensees to which these provisions apply. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1722 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty.SEC. 2. Section 1751.5 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 1722 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty. SECTION 1. Section 1722 of the Insurance Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty. 1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty. 1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty. 1722. If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of his or her entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which he or she is released from that service but not for less than six months after that release. During that period the period, that person may secure a license of the type held by him or her on his or her entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty. SEC. 2. Section 1751.5 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken. SEC. 2. Section 1751.5 of the Insurance Code is amended to read: ### SEC. 2. 1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken. 1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken. 1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken. 1751.5. The fees required by this chapter and by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, part and by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 are filing fees, no portion of which shall be refunded whether or not the application is acted upon or the examination is taken.