2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 760

CHAPTER NUMBER: 350 File Code: Insurance - Other than Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 948
Sponsored By:
Delegates Feldman, Miller, and Conroy
Entitled:
Insurance - Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Cancellations, Failures to Renew, Reductions in Coverage, and Premium Increases

Synopsis:

Providing that specified insurers may cancel, fail to renew, or reduce coverage under a binder or policy of private passenger motor vehicle insurance under specified circumstances; altering the contents of a specified notice of proposed action; requiring an insurer's statement of actual reason for a proposed action to include a brief statement of the basis for the action; specifying the minimum contents of the statement; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Economic Matters
2/8
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Finance
3/27
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/30
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 350

Sponsored by:

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
HEARINGS
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
INTEREST
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
NOTICES
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 27-605 , 27-605.1 )

Documents:

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: 173490/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2006   at: 11:13 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 437270/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 2006   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)