2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 164

CHAPTER NUMBER: 378
File Code: Insurance - Other than Health
Sponsored By:
Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled:
Automobile Liability and Homeowner's Insurance - Rating, Retiering, and Discounts

Synopsis:

Establishing principles for making homeowner's insurance rates; prohibiting an insurer from classifying or maintaining an insured for more than 3 years in a classification that entails a higher premium based on a specific claim; providing that removal or reduction of a discount or refusal to apply a discount under homeowner's insurance is not a violation of the Act under specified circumstances; making the Act effective January 1, 2010; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/26
First Reading Economic Matters
1/28
Hearing 2/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/3
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Finance
3/24
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/7
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 378

Sponsored by:

Economic Matters Committee, Chair
Departmental
Insurance Administration, Maryland

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins
Motor Vehicle Insurance -see also- MD Auto Insurance Fund
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
Real Property

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Insurance
( 11-213 , 11-215 , 11-215 , 11-315 , 11-318 , 11-318 , 19-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 693397/02     Offered on: March 18, 2009   at: 10:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 637471/01     Offered on: April 7, 2009   at: 12:18 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)