Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2021
Last action May 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2021
How they voted
22–5
Passed
Total votes 27
May 5, 2021
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican17
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
May 6, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
P
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
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