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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 371

File Code: Insurance - Liability and Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 370
Sponsored By:
Delegates Barve and Love
Entitled:
Insurance - Premium Financing - Discrimination

Synopsis:

Prohibiting discrimination by insurers that market through independent agents against independent agents, brokers, and insureds who use premium financing instead of paying premiums in a different manner; requiring independent agents, who directly or indirectly have an ownership interest in a premium finance company, to provide a specified disclosure to insureds with respect to personal lines automobile insuarance.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Economic Matters
2/9
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Special Order 3/25 (Delegate C. Davis) Adopted
3/25
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (77-50)
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance
Sponsored by:
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGENTS AND BROKERS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Insurance
( 23-505.1 , 23-505.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 423089/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1999   at: 10:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (77-50)
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