File Code: Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 996/96 - ECM
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Kach, Love, McClenahan, Crumlin, Kirk, Eckardt, Donoghue, V.
Mitchell, Walkup, Kelly, La Vay, Schade, and M. Burns
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists
- Waiver
of Right to Noneconomic Damages
Establishing that an individual driving a motor vehicle that is not
covered by insurance is considered to have waived the right to recover
noneconomic loss damages under specified circumstances; exempting
specified individuals from the waiver under specified circumstances;
and creating a rebuttable presumption that an individual knows or has
reason to know that a vehicle is not covered by insurance under
specified circumstances.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/12
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (135-1)
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 4/4
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- DAMAGES
- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING
- EVIDENCE
- MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
17-107
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- House
- Number: 683367/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 25, 1997 at: 11:14
Status: Adopted
