File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 443
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Kach, Donoghue, Frank, Gordon, Kirk, Krysiak, Leopold,
Love, Mitchell, Sossi, and Walkup
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Uninsured Motorists - Waiver of Right to Noneconomic
Damages
Establishing that an owner of a motor vehicle who knows or has reason
to know that the vehicle is not covered by insurance and who is
injured in a vehicular accident while operating the vehicle is deemed
to have waived the right to recover noneconomic damages in an action
against an individual operating an insured vehicle; establishing
exceptions; and establishing a rebuttable presumption that a person
knows that a motor vehicle is not covered by insurance under specified
circumstances.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/19
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Richard Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ACCIDENTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
- MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE -see also- MD AUTO INSURANCE FUND
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Transportation
- (
17-107
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
