Motor vehicle liability insurance; increases coverage amounts.
Summary
Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the motor vehicle liability insurance coverage amountsfrom $25,000 to $50,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death ofone person, from $50,000 to $100,000 in cases of bodily injury toor death of more than one person in any one accident, and from $20,000to $40,000 for damage to property of others as a result of any oneaccident. The bill requires that self-insured operators of taxicabsmaintain protection against uninsured and underinsured drivers withthe current limits of $25,000, $50,000, and $20,000, respectively.The bill applies to policies issued or renewed on or after January1, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 20, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 273 (effective 1/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute with amendments (61-Y 37-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB1182H1
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendments by Delegate Heretick agreed to
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21200419D-H1
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100652D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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