SB 421 Oregon Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relating to reimbursements for benefits paid to persons injured in motor vehicle accidents; and prescribing an effective date.

Summary
Prohibits insurer from receiving reimbursement or subrogation for personal injury protection benefits or health benefits insurer provided to person injured in motor vehicle accident from any recovery injured person obtains in action for damages except to extent that injured person first receives full compensation for injured person's injuries and reimbursement or subrogation is paid only from total amount of recovery in excess of amount that fully compensates for injured person's injuries. Defines "total amount of the recovery." Specifies presumptions that apply to determination of when injured person receives full compensation for injured person's injuries. Prohibits person with whom injured person enters into settlement or from whom injured person obtains judgment in connection with claim or action from naming insurer that seeks reimbursement or subrogation as payee on check, draft or other form of payment in satisfaction of claim or judgment. Specifies additional duties of insurer and prohibitions on certain of insurer's actions. Becomes operative on January 1, 2020. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019 Signed Jun 20, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2019 · House Jun 10, 2019

How they voted

262
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
May 15, 2019
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
7 Yea 2 Nay 1
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Jun 20, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. Passed.
lower
Jun 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
May 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules.
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
upper
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules by order of the President.
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors