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DC PR25-0948
DC PR25-0948Short-Term Disability Insurance Benefit Protection Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration of 2024
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Introduced
09/16/2024
09/16/2024
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
09/17/2024
09/17/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/17/2024
09/17/2024
Introduced Session
25th Council
Bill Summary
September 17, 2024 To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 to prohibit private disability insurance providers from reducing short-term disability benefits based on actual or estimated paid leave benefits to which an eligible individual may be entitled to from the District, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was issued or written; and to amend Title I of the Insurance Trade and Economic Development Amendment Act of 2000 to make the prohibition on offsetting or reducing benefits under a private market short-term disability insurance policy based on estimated or actual benefits received under the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 enforceable under that law, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the insurance policy was issued or written.
AI Summary
This Resolution declares an emergency to ensure continuous protection for short-term disability insurance benefits in the District of Columbia. It aims to prevent private disability insurance providers from reducing benefits for individuals who are also eligible for paid leave benefits under the District's Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016. This prohibition applies regardless of where the insurance policy was purchased. The resolution is necessary because an existing emergency law protecting these benefits is set to expire before a new, longer-term law (the Temporary Amendment Act) becomes effective after congressional review, and this emergency declaration will bridge that gap.
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Last Action
Resolution R25-0613, Effective from Sep 17, 2024 Published in DC Register Vol 71 and Page 011549 (on 09/27/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/PR25-0948 | 09/16/2024 |
| BillText | https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56106/Meeting1/Enrollment/PR25-0948-Enrollment1.pdf | 09/22/2024 |
| BillText | https://lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS/56106/Introduction/PR25-0948-Introduction.pdf | 09/16/2024 |
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