Bill Text: CT HB05719 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5719 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Election Of The Insurance Commissioner.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections [HB05719 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05719-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5719*
*January Session, 2011*		LCO No. 1411

Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18^th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish the state Insurance Commissioner as a state-wide elected official and to require that (1) the Insurance Commissioner (A) be elected in accordance with section 9-181 of the general statutes, in the same manner as is provided for constitutional officers; (B) be elected to a four-year term; (C) be first elected in 2012, and then every four years thereafter; (2) candidates for Insurance Commissioner be subject to the same rules on campaigns and fundraising as apply to candidates for state constitutional office; and (3) no exploratory or campaign committee for a candidate for Insurance Commissioner be permitted to accept contributions from: (A) Individuals, firms or corporations holding contracts for five thousand dollars or more with the Insurance Department; or (B) individuals who own a firm or corporation subject to regulation by the Insurance Department, or an individual who is a manager, officer, director, partner or employee with managerial responsibilities at such a firm or corporation.

Statement of Purpose:

To require that the Insurance Commissioner be a state-wide elected official.