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CA SB655

Bill

Status

Passed

9/28/2021

Primary Sponsor

Steven Bradford

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Lowers the premium threshold for insurers required to report diversity information from $100,000,000 to $75,000,000, effective July 1, 2020, with biennial reporting thereafter.

  • Requires insurers meeting the threshold to report supplier diversity efforts regarding minority, women, LGBT, veteran, and disabled veteran-owned business procurement, including policy statements and outreach strategies.

  • Requires insurers to report board demographic makeup and provide either a board diversity policy statement or measurable goals to include at least one diverse board member, with "diverse" defined to include women, nonbinary individuals, and members of specified racial, ethnic, and LGBTQ+ communities.

  • Defines "diverse investment managers" as investment management organizations in or actively investing in California composed of at least 51% women, veterans, minorities, or LGBTQ+ persons, and encourages insurers to consider these managers for investments.

  • Requires the Insurance Commissioner to publish aggregated board diversity and procurement information on the department's website by November 1 of each reporting year, while maintaining individual respondent confidentiality.

Legislative Description

Insurers: diversity.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 390, Statutes of 2021.

9/28/2021

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/24/2021
Insurance5/28/2021
Appropriations5/4/2021
Judiciary3/25/2021
Insurance3/3/2021
Rules2/19/2021

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