Insurance
Summary
Insurance; Revises electronic signature requirement for motor vehicle salvage certificate of title; authorizes payment of certain workers' compensation benefits to be transmitted to employee's account with licensed money transmitter; revises requirements & procedures for civil remedy notice provided to insurers & DFS; revises timeframe for insurer to pay damages; revises persons who may be licensed to transact in travel insurance; revises ratemaking factor for workers' compensation & employer's liability insurance; revises criteria for assessing residential condominium unit owner's loss assessment coverage; requires travel insurers to pay insurance premium tax on specified travel insurance premiums; specifies policyholder's or certificateholder's right to cancel travel protection plan for full refund.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Mar 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table - Companion bill(s) CS/CS/SB 1606 passed
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/20/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
CS referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Original reference(s) removed: Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
PCS on Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Santiago
RRepublican
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