HOUSE BILL 187

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Prior Year Introduction As: SB 118/00 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 147

Sponsored By:

Delegate Krysiak

Entitled:

Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney

Synopsis:

Requiring, instead of authorizing, an insurer to provide written notice to specified third party claimants of payment of $2,000 or more if a third party liability claim is made to the claimant's attorney by check, draft, or other means; and altering the time period within which the notice must be mailed to a third party claimant.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/19

First Reading Economic Matters

1/26

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

3/12

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

NOTICES

POSTAL SERVICE

TIME

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 4-117 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered