2022 House Bill 6185

Revise laws to incorporate lessons learned from COVID epidemic

Introduced in the House

June 9, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Mary Whiteford (R-80)

To repeal provisions of a 1933 law aimed at preventing runs on insurance companies. The law established that “during any period of public calamity resulting in abnormal financial losses to and unforeseen and excessive disbursements by any insurance company,” the state insurance commissioner may adopt “special regulations” that prescribe limits or restrictions on “disbursements, loans, investment of funds or other disposition of assets” that are deemed necessary “for the preservation of the rights of all of the (insurance company’s) policy-holders.” Amending this largely-obsolete Great Depression-era law is part of a Republican legislative package revising various laws to incorporate lessons learned from the 2020 coronavirus epidemic.

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

June 22, 2022

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

July 1, 2022

Passed in the House 56 to 48 (details)

Received in the Senate

Sept. 7, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Oversight

Sept. 22, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 28, 2022

Passed in the Senate 22 to 14 (details)

To repeal provisions of a 1933 law aimed at preventing runs on insurance companies. The law established that “during any period of public calamity resulting in abnormal financial losses to and unforeseen and excessive disbursements by any insurance company,” the state insurance commissioner may adopt “special regulations” that prescribe limits or restrictions on “disbursements, loans, investment of funds or other disposition of assets” that are deemed necessary “for the preservation of the rights of all of the (insurance company’s) policy-holders.” Amending this largely-obsolete Great Depression-era law is part of a Republican legislative package revising various laws to incorporate lessons learned from the 2020 coronavirus epidemic.

Vetoed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 14, 2022

Received in the House

Nov. 10, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Oversight