HOUSE BILL 1356

Sponsored By:

Delegates Love, Busch, and Kach

Entitled:

Homeowner's Insurance and Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Standards for Cancellation and Nonrenewal

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers from using specified standards for purposes of canceling or refusing to renew homeowner's and private passenger motor vehicle insurance under specified circumstances; authorizing consideration of claims history for purposes of canceling or refusing to renew homeowner's and private passenger motor vehicle insurance under specified circumstances; requiring disclosure of this practice to an insured at specified times; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/26

First Reading House Rules

3/2

Re-referred Economic Matters

Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.

3/30

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/29

Third Reading Passed (136-0)

4/10

House Concur - Senate Amendments

Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Passed Enrolled

5/21

Signed by the Governor Chapter 652

Senate Action

3/31

First Reading Senate Rules

4/6

Re-referred Finance

Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.

4/10

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/11

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Michael Erin Busch, District 30

Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.

DISCLOSURE

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SUNSET

WEATHER

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 27-501 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 003271/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 30, 1998   at: 3:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 197454/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1998   at: 1:47 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 29, 1998: Third Reading Passed (136-0)

April 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Senate

April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)