California Insurance Code

§ 12978

INS § 12978 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may increase or decrease the fees set forth in this code, as necessary, to allow the department to meet the appropriation authorized by the annual Budget Act. However, any increase or decrease so made shall be made only in accordance with this section, and a fee increase shall not exceed 10 percent without the prior approval of the Legislature.

(b)A single annual increase or decrease in fees, on a fiscal year basis, may be made by the department at any time during the year provided it is announced by bulletin issued at least 90 days prior to the effective date of that increase or decrease. The bulletin shall be sent to all affected parties and to the Assembly Committee on Insurance and the Senate Committee on Insurance. That fee increase or decrease may be rescinded by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature not later than 60 days after the issuance of the bulletin announcing the increase or decrease.

(c)If the bulletin is issued during the period between August 1 and December 1 of any year, the department shall provide notice in writing of the necessity of any fee increase or decrease as proposed in the bulletin upon issuance of the bulletin to the chairperson of the committee in each house that considers appropriations and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 534, Sec. 91. (AB 1699) Effective January 1, 2018.