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Legislation


2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 118

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Prior Year Introduction As: SB 476/98 - FIN Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1258
Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Neall, Van Hollen, Hughes, Stone, Blount, Exum, McFadden, Hooper, Teitelbaum, Roesser, Pinsky, Hafer, DeGrange, and Mitchell
Entitled:
Insurers - Third Party Claimants - Notice of Payment to Claimant's Attorney

Synopsis:

Requiring, instead of authorizing, an insurer to provide written notice to specified third party claimants of payment of $2,000 or more if a third party liability claim is made to the claimant's attorney by check, draft, or other means; and altering the time period within which the notice must be mailed to a third party claimant.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/17
First Reading Finance
2/2
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Favorable Report by Finance
2/29
Favorable
Special Order 3/1 (Senator Baker) Adopted
3/1
Favorable
Special Order 3/2 (Senator Baker) Adopted
3/2
Favorable
Motion Re-referred Judicial Proceedings (Senator Baker) Rejected (17-28)
Favorable Report Adopted (26-18)
Floor Amendment (Senator Baker) Rejected (11-35)
Floor Amendment (Senator Baker) Rejected (14-32)
Floor Amendment (Senator Baker) Rejected (14-32)
Second Reading Passed
3/6
Third Reading Passed (32-13)
House Action
3/7
First Reading Judiciary
3/22
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ATTORNEYS
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; 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:
Senate
Number: 213227/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2000   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 223325/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2000   at: 10:51 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 823721/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2000   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 2, 2000: Motion Re-referred Judicial Proceedings (Baker WA) Rejected (17-28)
March 2, 2000: Favorable Adopted (26-18)
March 2, 2000: Floor Amendment (Baker WA) {223325/1 Rejected (11-35)
March 2, 2000: Floor Amendment (Baker WA) {213227/1 Rejected (14-32)
March 2, 2000: Floor Amendment (Baker WA) {823721/1 Rejected (14-32)
March 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed (32-13)
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