CaliforniaCalifornia FAIR Plan would post quarterly policy counts by ZIP code
Under the signed law, California’s FAIR Plan would post quarterly policy counts by ZIP code and information about the insurance risk it carries.
What it does
Under the signed law, the FAIR Plan would post quarterly figures on its website showing policies issued in each ZIP code and the insurance risk it carries.
The FAIR Plan would no longer have to list its toll-free number in California’s general phone directories. It would still keep the number and share it in every message to applicants and policyholders.
Argument forResidents could compare quarterly policy counts across ZIP codes to see where the FAIR Plan issues more policies.
Argument againstRemoving the directory listing could make the help number harder to find for people who rely on phone books.
More detail
The FAIR Plan would post policy and risk figures on its website. The figures would show policies issued in each ZIP code and the insurance risk the plan carries. The FAIR Plan would post the figures every quarter.
The signed law would remove the FAIR Plan’s phone directory listing duty. The removed duty covered general phone directories throughout California. The FAIR Plan would still keep a toll-free number and include it in every message to an applicant or policyholder.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 918, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 15Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6963.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 2061 Chen Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2061 Chen et al. By Niello. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).Passed Senate
- Aug 30Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 17Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 10Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 10From Consent Calendar.
- Aug 4Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Aug 3From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.Minor
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS.Major
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- May 28In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5451.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2061 Chen Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 16Re-referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Apr 15From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 7Re-referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Apr 6From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on INS.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
- Feb 18Read first time. To print.Introduced
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