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HOUSE BILL 617

CHAPTER NUMBER: 563
File Code: Insurance - Other than Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 507

Sponsored By:
Delegates Mandel, Rosenberg, Bobo, Boutin, Bromwell, Cane, Cardin, V. Clagett, Donoghue, Dumais, Elliott, Frank, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hammen, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Lee, Madaleno, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rudolph, Stern, V. Turner, Walkup, Benson, Boteler, Costa, Hurson, Kullen, and Weldon

Entitled:
Life Insurance Freedom to Travel Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a life insurance company from refusing to insure, refusing to continue to insure, limiting the amount or extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charging an individual a different rate for the same coverage solely for reasons associated with an applicant's or insured's past lawful travel experiences.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/16
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/8
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/10
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
3/30
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/11
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Signed by the Governor Chapter 563

Sponsored by:

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance
( 27-208 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 496280/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2005   at: 10:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-1)
Senate
April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)


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