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AB 290

Authors

Bauer-Kahan
Coauthors: Addis Gipson Hadwick Harabedian

Subject

California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.

Relating To

relating to insurance.

Title

An act to add Section 10095.8 to the Insurance Code, relating to insurance.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-09

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-09		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 475, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-09		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-24		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-12		Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3423.).
2025-09-12		In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2887.).
2025-09-08		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05		Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-26		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-25		Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-21		Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-21		From Consent Calendar.
2025-08-20		Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19		From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-10		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-03		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS.
2025-06-17		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on INS.
2025-06-09		In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-05-28		Referred to Com. on INS.
2025-05-20		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-19		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1602.)
2025-05-15		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-14		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-05-05		Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01		Read second time and amended.
2025-04-30		From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 30).
2025-04-22		Re-referred to Com. on INS.
2025-04-21		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on INS. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-07		Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-04-07		Re-referred to Com. on INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-04-03		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24		In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-02-19		Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-02-18		From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
2025-02-10		Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.
2025-01-23		From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
2025-01-22		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-09
Enrolled		2025-09-16
Amended Senate		2025-09-05
Amended Senate		2025-08-25
Amended Senate		2025-07-03
Amended Senate		2025-06-17
Amended Assembly		2025-05-01
Amended Assembly		2025-04-21
Amended Assembly		2025-04-03
Amended Assembly		2025-02-18
Introduced		2025-01-22

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Existing law establishes the California FAIR Plan Association, a joint reinsurance association in which all insurers licensed to write basic property insurance participate to administer a program for the equitable apportionment of basic property insurance for persons who are unable to obtain that coverage through normal channels. Existing law authorizes cancellation of an insurance policy for nonpayment of premium, and requires an insurer to notify a policyholder at least 10 calendar days before the policy will be canceled for nonpayment. This bill, on or before April 1, 2026, would require the California FAIR Plan Association to create an automatic payment system and accept automatic payments for premiums from policyholders. The bill would prohibit cancellation or nonrenewal of a FAIR Plan policy solely because the policyholder is not enrolled in automatic payments. The bill would provide a period for the policyholder to pay any outstanding installment premium, in accordance with the existing 10-calendar-day notice requirement.