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2002 SESSION

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HB 81 Remedy for arbitrary refusal of motor vehicle insurance claim.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Remedy for arbitrary refusal of motor vehicle insurance claim. Increases the amount of claims for which the claimant can obtain a judgment for double damages to $3,500 if the insurer arbitrarily refuses the claim. Currently only claims of less than $2,500 are eligible for double damages if arbitrarily refused.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/01 020046816  pdf
• 02/06/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025490816-H1  pdf
• 03/14/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB81ER)  pdf
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/19/01 020046816
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/05/02  House: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025490816-H1
• 02/07/02  House: Read first time
• 02/08/02  House: Read second time
• 02/08/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 025490816-H1
• 02/08/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 025490816-H1
• 02/09/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/04/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/02  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/14/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB81ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 631 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0631)