Travel insurance; provides for sale by licensed property and casualty insurance agents, etc. (HB2023)

Introduced By

Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Travel insurance. Provides for the sale of travel insurance by limited lines property and casualty agents. Travel retailers are authorized to offer and disseminate travel insurance under a limited lines travel insurance agent business entity license upon compliance with certain requirements, including maintaining a register, designating a responsible licensed producer, and providing training to certain employees. Travel retailers offering or disseminating travel insurance shall make available written materials that provide the information about the insurer and the limited lines travel insurance agent, explain that the purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service, and explain that an unlicensed travel retailer is not authorized to answer technical questions about the terms and conditions of the insurance offered. A travel retailer offering and disseminating travel insurance under the direction and license of a limited lines travel insurance agent may not be compensated based primarily on the number of customers who purchase travel insurance coverage. Travel insurance does not include medical protection for travelers with trips lasting six months or longer. Medical coverage for trips lasting six months or longer is defined as "travel health insurance," which may be sold by limited lines life and health agents. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Committee
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103411D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/22/2013Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2013Committee substitute printed 13104377D-H1
01/24/2013Read first time
01/25/2013Read second time
01/25/2013Committee substitute agreed to 13104377D-H1
01/25/2013Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2023H1
01/27/2013Impact statement from SCC (HB2023H1)
01/28/2013Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/28/2013VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2013Constitutional reading dispensed
01/29/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
02/11/2013Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/14/2013Read third time
02/14/2013Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2013Enrolled
02/20/2013Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2023ER)
02/20/2013Signed by Speaker
02/20/2013Signed by President
02/21/2013Impact statement from SCC (HB2023ER)
03/18/2013G Approved by Governor-Chapter 497 (effective 7/1/13)
03/18/2013G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1023.