Legislature summary for Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1999

SENATE

New Measures

INSURANCE - SB75, Townsend. Allows insurers to boost or cut rates without permission of state insurance commissioner. To Commerce and Labor.

WHISTLEBLOWERS - SB76, Townsend. Expands whistleblower law protecting workers from being fired for disclosing management misdeeds. To Commerce and Labor.

JUVENILES - SB77, Wiener, five others. Creates restitution program for juvenile offenders. To Judiciary.

MEDICAL RECORDS - SB78, McGinness. Makes certain medical records available to investigators. To Commerce and Labor.

BENEFITS - SB79, O'Connell. Adds two people to the state Committee on Benefits. To Government Affairs.

NURSES' PRIVACY - SB85, O'Donnell. Keeps confidential addresses and phone numbers of nurses. To Commerce and Labor.

ASSEMBLY

New Measure

TRANSPORTATION - ACR3, Transportation. Calls for study on transfering some highways and roads between state and counties. To Transportation.

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