CS/HB 273: Insurer Notifications
GENERAL BILL by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Perry
Insurer Notifications; Authorizes policyholder of personal lines insurance to elect delivery of policy documents by electronic means; defines "optional coverage"; revises requirements applicable to insurers when providing notice of change in policy terms for renewal policy to include requirement that notice be an advance notice; authorizes such notice to be sent separately from notice of renewal premium within specified timeframe; requires insurer to provide sample copy of notice of change in policy terms to insurance agent at specified time; prohibits use of such notice to add optional coverage that increases policy's premium unless policyholder approves additional optional coverage.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/22/2015 | House |
• Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 26 |
| 1/28/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/15, 1:30 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 2/4/2015 | House |
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 133 |
| 2/9/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) |
| 2/11/2015 | House |
• Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 131 |
| 3/3/2015 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 26 • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/05/15, 8:30 am, Sumner Hall • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 127 |
| 3/5/2015 | House |
• Favorable by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 182 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 182 |
| 3/13/2015 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/17/15 |
| 3/17/2015 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 243 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/18/2015 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 257 • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 257 |
| 3/26/2015 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/27/2015 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism -SJ 278 |
| 3/31/2015 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 278 |
| 4/1/2015 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism -SJ 297 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 297 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 202 -SJ 297 • Read 2nd time -SJ 297 • Read 3rd time -SJ 297 • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 297 |
| 4/2/2015 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 423 |
| 6/1/2015 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/16/2015 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 6/17/2015 |
• Chapter No. 2015-170 |
