Archives: Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development / Model Policies
Archives: Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development / Model Policies (page 6)
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Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act
Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act Summary Current legislative proposals to protect the privacy of individually identifiable financial and medical information severely restrict, or do not sufficiently address, the…
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Resolution Opposing “Pay at the Pump” Automobile Insurance
Resolution Opposing “Pay at the Pump” Automobile Insurance Summary “Pay at the pump” plans would replace the present personal choice automobile insurance market with…
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Resolution on the Enhancement of Economic Neutrality, Commercial Efficiency, and Fairness in the Taxation of Moist Smokeless Tobacco (MST) Products
Resolution on the Enhancement of Economic Neutrality, Commercial Efficiency, and Fairness in the Taxation of Moist Smokeless Tobacco (MST) Products WHEREAS, excise taxes are…
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Labor Peace Agreement Preemption Act
Labor Peace Agreement Preemption Act Summary Local governments are under constant pressure from labor unions to require employers to adopt “labor peace” agreements as a condition for granting business…
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Open Contracting Act
Open Contracting Act Summary This act prohibits public agencies from imposing labor requirements as a condition of performing public works. Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title}…
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Property/Casualty Insurance Modernization Act
Property/Casualty Insurance Modernization Act Summary This model bill establishes a use and file rate regulatory system for personal lines of insurance, a no-file system…
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Resolution Supporting Territorial Rating
Resolution Supporting Territorial Rating Summary “Redlining” originally referred to the refusal to insure an area identified on a map by red lines. Redlining also…
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The Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act
The Uninsured Motorist Stipulation of Benefits Act Summary This bill is designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists and to protect those who…
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Resolution Urging Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Expedited Waiver Procedures to States
Resolution Urging Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Expedited Waiver Procedures to States Summary This resolution urges Congress to pass legislation to require federal executive…
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Prevailing Wage Repeal Act
Prevailing Wage Repeal Act Summary This act repeals all laws that require administratively determined employee compensation rates, including wages, salaries and benefits. Model Policy…
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Public Employee Freedom Act
Public Employee Freedom Act Summary Excluded from National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), public employees are subject to state and local laws governing collective bargaining. Many of these laws are…
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Workers’ Compensation Fraud Warning Act
Workers’ Compensation Fraud Warning Act Summary The Workers’ Compensation Fraud Warning Act authorizes an insurer or self-insured employer to provide notice to an injured worker on or with a…
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Expanded Consumer Choice In Financial Services Act
Expanded Consumer Choice In Financial Services Act Summary The Expanded Consumer Choice in Financial Services Act permits banks to fully compete in the financial…
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Employee Rights Reform Act
Employee Rights Reform Act Summary The purpose of this act is to: 1) limit the amount of compelled agency fees which may be exacted from public employees as a…
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Housing Affordability Impact Statement Act
Housing Affordability Impact Statement Act Summary This bill would require all future legislation introduced in the general assembly, except those making a direct appropriation,…
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Intermodal Policy Resolution
Intermodal Policy Resolution Summary [insert state here] Intermodel Policy Resolution supports the goal of an integrated transportation system that provides and enhances the Nation’s system…
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Voluntary Contributions (Paycheck Protection) Act
Voluntary Contributions (Paycheck Protection) Act Summary The Voluntary Contributions Act requires labor organizations that engage in political activities to keep a segregated fund for political contributions. It further specifies…
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Public Employee Paycheck Protection Act
Public Employee Paycheck Protection Act Summary Though states have broad authority to allow deductions from individuals’ paychecks if those individuals request or allow it, a one-time permission should not…
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Food and Nutrition Act
Food and Nutrition Act Summary The Food and Nutrition Act preempts towns, counties and other political subdivisions from enacting regulation in regards to food…
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Resolution Opposing Regulation Intruding on the States’ Traditional Role as the Primary Regulator of Homeowners’ Insurance
Resolution Opposing Regulation Intruding on the States’ Traditional Role as the Primary Regulator of Homeowners’ Insurance Summary This Resolution upholds…