SB 2681 Rhode Island Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT

Summary

Provides that any insurer refusing to honor a "direction to pay" executed by an insured for payment on a property damage benefit would constitute an unfair claims practice.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2024

Committee Review

Jun 2024

Senate Passage

Jun 2024

House Passage

Jun 2024

Signed into Law

Jun 2024

Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Signed Jun 29, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2024

How they voted

57–0

Passed · 17 other

Total votes 74

Jun 13, 2024

D Democratic64

49 Yea 15

76% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican9

7 Yea 2

77% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

06/13/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence

lower

Jun 13, 2024

Upper · Passed

06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Jun 11, 2024

Legislature · Passed

06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 14, 2024

Committee

03/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 1, 2024

Introduced

03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors