File Code: Insurance - Liability and Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 570/98 - ECM
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Kach, Mitchell, Donoghue, McClenahan, Leopold, Love,
and Krysiak
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic
Damages
Establishing that an individual driving a motor vehicle that is not
covered by insurance is considered to have waived the right to recover
noneconomic damages under specified circumstances; exempting specified
individuals from the waiver under specified circumstances; creating a
rebuttable presumption; etc.
House Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/1
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/23
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 2/24
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/26
- Third Reading Passed (132-3)
Senate Action
- 3/1
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/24
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED VEH; OFF-RD. VEH.; TRUCK
- MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
- SUNSET
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
17-107
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- February 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (131-4)