CHAPTER NUMBER: 563 
File Code: Insurance - Other than Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 507  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Mandel, Rosenberg, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane,
Cardin, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Frank, Frush,
Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach,
Kaiser, Lee, Madaleno, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam,
Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern,
V. Turner, Walkup, Benson,
 Boteler, Costa, Hurson, Kullen, and Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Life Insurance Freedom to Travel Act
 
Prohibiting a life insurance company from refusing to insure, refusing
to continue to insure, limiting the amount or extent or kind of
coverage available to an individual, or charging an individual a
different rate for the same coverage solely for reasons associated
with an applicant's or insured's past lawful travel experiences.
House Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/7
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/10
 - Third Reading Passed (132-1)
 - 3/30
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/11
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 563
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
 - Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
 - Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
 - Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
 - Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
 - Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
 - Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
 - Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
 - Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
 - Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
 - Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
 - Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
 - Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
 - INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Insurance
 - (
 27-208 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 House 
- Number: 496280/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005       at:
10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (132-1)
 
Senate
- April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)