2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1002

CHAPTER NUMBER: 553 File Code: Insurance - Other than Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 605
Sponsored By:
Delegate Mitchell
Entitled:
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Premium Increases - Consumer Information

Synopsis:

Requiring an insurer that provides a private passenger automobile insurance policy to provide information about policy premiums to a policyholder at specified times; prohibiting an insurer from requiring a particular payment plan for an insured based on the credit history of the insured; requiring an insurer that markets private passenger automobile insurance through insurance producers to make a copy of a specified statement available to its producers; requiring a notice of proposed adverse action to contain specified information; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Economic Matters
2/13
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (136-2)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (131-1)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 553
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Senate Rules
4/2
Re-referred Finance
4/3
Hearing 4/4 at 2:30 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Kelley) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-1)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CREDIT
DISCLOSURE
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 11-317 , 27-501 , 27-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 593499/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2002   at: 9:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 587276/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 10:55 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 893720/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-2)
April 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (131-1)
Senate
April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-1)