HB 3272 Oregon House · 2021 Regular Session

Relating to insurance; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Requires insurer that provides coverage for full replacement costs of damaged or destroyed property to allow insured not less than 12 months within which to repair, rebuild or replace damaged or lost property or, if damage or loss to property occurred in location subject to declaration of emergency and damage or loss is directly related to emergency , not less than 24 months. Requires insurer to provide insured with additional living expenses for period of 24 months after date of damage to or loss of insured's primary dwelling if damage or loss occurred in location subject to declaration of emergency and damage or loss is directly related to emergency . Requires insurer to add time to allowable period for repairing, rebuilding or replacing damaged or lost property and for providing additional living expenses in increments of six months for total period of not more than 24 months for repairing, rebuilding or replacing damaged or lost property, or not more than 36 months if property was located in location that was subject to declaration of state of emergency, and not more than 36 months of additional living expenses. Requires policy of property insurance or casualty insurance that covers insured's dwelling to permit insured to combine payments up to policy limits for claims of damage to or loss of insured's primary dwelling and other structures and for any covered expenses necessary to rebuild or replace damaged or lost dwelling or other structure if policy limits are insufficient. ] Provides that policy of homeowner insurance must require insurer to combine coverage limits that apply to claims for loss of insured's primary dwelling and claims for loss of other covered structures if loss occurs in location that was subject to declaration of emergency, loss is directly related to emergency and coverage limit that applies to insured's primary dwelling is insufficient to pay for rebuilding or replacing primary dwelling. Caps amount that insurer must pay under combined coverage limits. Requires insurer to provide insured with opportunity to obtain estimate of cost to repair, rebuild or replace damaged or lost property every other year at time insurer offers to renew insurance policy if insured provides information necessary for estimate. Prohibits policy of property insurance or casualty insurance from limiting or denying payment of replacement cost or building code upgrade cost for damaged or lost property on basis that insured has decided to rebuild or purchase existing structure in new location. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Feb 23, 2021 Signed Jun 11, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Jun 11, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
upper
May 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed.
upper
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors