SENATE BILL 476

Sponsored By:

Senators Kelley, Trotter, Pinsky, Stone, Middlebrooks, Neall, and Van Hollen

Entitled:

Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney

Synopsis:

Requiring an insurer to provide written notice to a third party claimant if payment, in the amount of $2,000 or more, in settlement of a third party liability claim for bodily injury is made to the claimant's attorney under specified circumstances; and altering the time period within which notice must be mailed to a third party claimant.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Finance

2/11

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

3/5

Favorable Report by Finance

3/6

Favorable

Special Order 3/9 (Boozer) Adopted

3/9

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/11

Third Reading Passed (46-1)

House Action

3/12

First Reading Economic Matters

3/25

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

4/9

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32

Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33

Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24

Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS

INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INSURANCE; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

NOTICES

POSTAL SERVICE

TIME

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 4-117 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-1)