Bill Summary

HB 273 Insurer Notifications (2015 Session)
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Sponsors
by Perry  CS Sponsors: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Summary
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. Effective Date: July 1, 2015
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committees of reference
   H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H Regulatory Affairs Committee
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Actions
01/15/15
HOUSE 
Filed
01/22/15
HOUSE 
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee
01/22/15
HOUSE 
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
01/28/15
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/15, 1:30 pm, 404 H
02/04/15
HOUSE 
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/09/15
HOUSE 
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/11/15
HOUSE 
Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee
03/03/15
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/05/15, 8:30 am, 404 H
03/05/15
HOUSE 
Favorable by Regulatory Affairs Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/05/15
HOUSE 
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/12/15
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/17/15
03/17/15
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/18/15
03/18/15
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 117 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/26/15
SENATE
In Messages
03/27/15
SENATE
Received; Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism
04/01/15
SENATE
Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance, Commerce and Tourism; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0202; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/02/15
HOUSE 
Ordered enrolled
04/03/15
HOUSE 
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/01/15
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/16/15)
06/16/15
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2015-170
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bill text & filed amendments
0273
Filed on 01/15/15
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Amendment 482475
Perry
Filed on 02/04/15
Adopted
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Amendment 701001
Santiago
Filed on 02/04/15
Adopted
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0273C1
Filed on 02/09/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0273ER
Filed on 04/03/15
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
627.421
627.43141
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