1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 370

CHAPTER NUMBER: 557 File Code: Insurance - Liability and Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 371
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Teitelbaum, Exum, Astle, Hooper, and Della
Entitled:
Insurance - Premium Financing - Discrimination

Synopsis:

Prohibiting discrimination by insurers that market through independent agents against independent agents, brokers, and insureds who use premium financing instead of paying premiums in a different manner; requiring certain independent agents to provide a certain disclosure to insureds with respect to personal lines automobile insurance; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/5
First Reading Finance
2/9
Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Green) Adopted
3/31
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Conway) Rejected
Motion Special Order 4/1 (Senator Haines) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/1
Third Reading Passed (36-9)
4/10
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (43-2)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Signed by the Governor Chapter 557
House Action
3/30
First Reading Economic Matters
4/1
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Montague) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Doory)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Doory) Rejected (55-65)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Floor Amendment (Delegate Arnick) Rejected
Third Reading Failed (70-60)
Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Delegate Busch) Adopted (76-53)
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (83-47)
Sponsored by:
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGENTS AND BROKERS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
ETHICS
HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 23-505.1 , 23-505.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 493810/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 1999   at: 10:28 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 737161/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 1999   at: 10:19 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 323585/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 11:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 473413/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 6:17 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 523111/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 983116/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 1999   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 1, 1999: Third Reading Passed (36-9)
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (43-2)
House
April 5, 1999: Floor Amendment (Doory) Rejected (55-65)
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Failed (70-60)
April 6, 1999: Motion Reconsider Third Reading Failed (Busch) Adopted (76-53)
April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (83-47)