Legislation

Title: Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage - Prerequisites for Disclosure
Sponsored by: Senator Zirkin
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 476
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Repealing specified requirements that specified claimants provide a specified insurer with specified information relating to health care treatment and economic damages before the insurer is required to disclose to the claimants specified coverage limits in a specified insurance agreement; and repealing the requirement that the amount of health care bills and loss of income documented by a specified claimant be at least $12,500 before a specified insurer is required to disclose to the claimant specified coverage limits.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2015 Legislative Date 1/29/2015 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2015 Legislative Date 1/30/2015 Action Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2015 Legislative Date 3/09/2015 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2015 Legislative Date 3/11/2015 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 40
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2015 Legislative Date 3/11/2015 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 40
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2015 Legislative Date 3/13/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (36-10) Proceedings 42
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2015 Legislative Date 3/13/2015 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings 43A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2015 Legislative Date 3/18/2015 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2015 Legislative Date 4/13/2015 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/07/2015 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 68
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/07/2015 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 68
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/08/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (85-52) Proceedings 69
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/07/2015 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 65
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/28/2015 Legislative Date 5/30/2015 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 476 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/28/2015	1/29/2015	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Senate	1/30/2015	1/30/2015	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/06/2015	3/09/2015	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/11/2015	3/11/2015	Favorable Report Adopted	40
Senate	3/11/2015	3/11/2015	Second Reading Passed	40
Senate	3/13/2015	3/13/2015	Third Reading Passed (36-10)	42
House	3/16/2015	3/13/2015	First Reading Judiciary	43A
House	3/18/2015	3/18/2015	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
House	4/11/2015	4/13/2015	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	4/13/2015	4/07/2015	Favorable Report Adopted	68
House	4/13/2015	4/07/2015	Second Reading Passed	68
House	4/13/2015	4/08/2015	Third Reading Passed (85-52)	69
Senate	4/13/2015	4/07/2015	Returned Passed	65
Post Passage	5/28/2015	5/30/2015	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 476

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
1/29/2015	Text - First - Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage - Prerequisites for Disclosure
3/11/2015	Text - Third - Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage - Prerequisites for Disclosure
6/15/2015	Text - Chapter - Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage - Prerequisites for Disclosure
3/06/2015	Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings
4/13/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary
3/13/2015	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (36-10) - 03/13/15
4/08/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (85-52) - 04/08/15

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