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2019 SESSION

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SB 1565 Travel insurance; establishes procedures and requirements.

Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Travel insurance. Establishes procedures and requirements for travel protection plans and travel administrators. The measure establishes travel insurance as an inland marine line of insurance sold by property and casualty insurance agents. The measure (i) prohibits any person from acting as a limited lines travel insurance agent unless properly licensed, (ii) prohibits any person from acting as a travel retailer unless properly registered, and (iii) authorizes the State Corporation Commission to take enforcement actions, including suspending, revoking, or terminating a license. The measure establishes a premium tax on travel insurance premiums paid by residents of the Commonwealth and establishes acceptable practices for the sale and advertising of travel insurance. The measure applies to travel insurance policies purchased on or after July 1, 2019. This bill is identical to HB 2186.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102495D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/28/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105896D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/18/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1565ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted
• House amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102495D
• 01/09/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/28/19  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/19  Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105896D-S1
• 01/30/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/19  Senate: Read second time
• 01/31/19  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/31/19  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105896D-S1
• 01/31/19  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1565S1
• 02/01/19  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/19  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/19  House: Read first time
• 02/06/19  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/12/19  House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/19  House: Read second time
• 02/13/19  House: Read third time
• 02/13/19  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/13/19  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/13/19  House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/19  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/19  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/18/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1565ER)
• 02/18/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/19/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/20/19  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
• 02/20/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 03/08/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/19)
• 03/08/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)