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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 1209

Insurance: examination of insurers.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to conduct examinations of insurers whenever they deem it appropriate, or for admitted insurers, at least once every 5 years. Existing law requires the examiner in charge to file a verified written report of the examination with the department. Existing law requires the department to transmit that report to the company examined with a notice that the company has 30 days to make a written submission or rebuttal to any matters contained in the report. Existing law requires the commissioner, within 30 days of the end of the period allowed for the company to reply, to fully consider the report and any submissions and either adopt the report as filed, with modifications, or reject the report with an order to reopen the examination. This bill would require an examined company to take corrective actions to remediate violations of specified laws and regulations identified in the report. The bill would require a company that fails to adopt the necessary corrective actions to be subject to a penalty. The bill would authorize the company to request an additional extension to comply in specified circumstances. The bill would require the commissioner, if the commissioner has reason to believe that a company has not complied with a recommendation in the report, to issue and serve an order to show cause on the company with a statement of the charges, its potential liability, and a notice of hearing. If the charges are found to be justified, the bill would require the commissioner to issue an order requiring the company to pay a specified penalty and to comply with and implement the recommendations contained in the report. The bill would require the hearing be held in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act and would state that these powers would be additional to any other powers currently vested in the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this code.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Aug 28, 2026
Senate		Unfinished Business SB1209 Allen ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Aug 27, 2026
House		SB 1209 Allen Senate Third Reading By CalderonpassSet your home in California to see
Aug 5, 2026
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
Jun 17, 2026
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see
May 19, 2026
Senate		3rd ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
May 14, 2026
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
May 4, 2026
Senate		Placed on suspense filepassSet your home in California to see
Apr 22, 2026
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passSet your home in California to see

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