SENATE BILL 147

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Prior Year Introduction As: SB 118/00 - FIN Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 187

Sponsored By:

Senators Kelley, Currie, DeGrange, Hooper, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Stone, and Teitelbaum

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

Senate Action

1/18

First Reading Finance

2/20

Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Withdrawn

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25

Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35

Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45

Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

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