HOUSE BILL 560

File Code: Insurance - Liability and Miscellaneous

Sponsored By:

Delegate Workman

Entitled:

Motor Vehicle Insurance - Rate Reduction - Defensive Driving Course

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers to provide a minimum 5% reduction in rates for motor vehicle personal injury, property damage, and collision coverage to an insured 55 years old or older who successfully completes a specified defensive driving course; specifying the requirements for claiming a rate reduction; authorizing an insurer not to provide a rate reduction under specified circumstances; limiting the effect of the rate reduction to 36 months; establishing conditions for renewal of the rate reduction; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Economic Matters

2/7

Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.

2/27

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EDUCATION -see also- SCHOOLS-PUBLIC, SPECIAL ED., HIGHER ED.

ELDERLY PERSONS

INSURANCE-MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- MD. AUTO. INSURANCE FUND

PRICES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 48A Insurance Code

( 242 , 244D )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available