HB-6228, As Passed House, June 29, 2006
June 20, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Mortimer and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled
"The insurance code of 1956,"
by amending section 7945 (MCL 500.7945), as amended by 1980 PA 41.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7945. (1) All proceedings in any court of law of this
state to which the insolvent insurer is a party, or in which the
insolvent insurer is obligated to defend or has assumed the defense
of a party, shall be stayed for 6 months after the date a receiver
is appointed, and for any additional time as determined by the
court which
that has jurisdiction over those proceedings, to
permit proper defense of all pending causes of action.
(2) All proceedings in any administrative tribunal, including
worker's compensation proceedings, to which the insolvent insurer
is a party, or in which the insolvent insurer is obligated to
defend or has assumed the defense of a party, shall be stayed for
such length of time after the date a receiver is appointed, as
determined by the administrative tribunal that has jurisdiction
over those proceedings. The administrative tribunal shall grant a
stay for each affected proceeding, as necessary, to provide the
association with sufficient time to prepare a proper defense in the
proceeding.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6235(request no.
07127'06).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6234(request no.
07128'06).
(c) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6233(request no.
07129'06).
(d) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6232(request no.
07130'06).
(e) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6231(request no.
07131'06).
(f) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6230(request no.
07132'06).
(g) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6229(request no.
07133'06).
(h) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6227(request no.
07135'06).
(i) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6226(request no.
07136'06).
(j) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6225(request no.
07137'06).
(k) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6224(request no.
07138'06).
(l) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6223(request no.
07139'06).