CaliforniaFalse or misleading commercial disaster communication.
What it does
Existing law generally regulates the rules governing insurance and insurance contracts. Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in any trade practices that are defined as unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance, including publicly making or dissimilating in a publication or advertising device, among others, a statement containing an untrue, deceptive, or misleading statement regarding the business of insurance, and makes a person who engages in those practices liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 or $10,000, as specified.
More detail
This bill would authorize a court to increase a civil penalty by up to $2,500 for a commercial disaster communication, as defined, that otherwise constitutes a violation of the above-described provisions. The bill would authorize the increase for a commercial disaster communication made on or after the date of a proclamation of a state of emergency or catastrophic disaster, as defined, until 60 calendar days after the termination of the state of emergency or catastrophic disaster, but prohibits the increase for applying more than 180 calendar days for any one state of emergency or catastrophic disaster.
The bill would make related findings and declarations.
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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
- Feb 2From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.Latest
- Jan 31Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.Major
- 2025
- Apr 30In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Apr 21Re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Apr 21From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Mar 13From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 13Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and INS.Minor
- Feb 14From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- Feb 13Read first time. To print.Introduced