Insurance policy limits; allows personal representative of estate of decedent to request disclosure. (HB1106)

Introduced By

Del. Johnny Joannou (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patron Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)

Progress

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

Description

Disclosure of insurance policy limits; wrongful death action. Allows the plaintiff's attorney in a wrongful death action, to request the disclosure of the liability limits of an insurance policy prior to filing such an action. The party requesting this information shall provide the insurer with (i) the date and cause of the decedent's death, (ii) the name and last known address of the alleged tortfeasor, (iii) the claim number, if available, and (iv) the decedent's medical records, medical bills, funeral and burial expenses, and wage-loss determination. The insurer only has to disclose the liability limits if the amount of the decedent's medical bills, funeral and burial expenses, and wage losses equals or exceeds $12,500. The bill also provides that disclosure of a policy's limits shall not constitute an admission that the alleged injury is subject to the policy. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2010Committee
01/13/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100146D
01/13/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/19/2010Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/01/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
02/03/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2010Committee substitute printed 10104678D-H1
02/08/2010Read first time
02/09/2010Read second time
02/09/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10104678D-H1
02/09/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1106H1
02/10/2010Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/10/2010VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
03/03/2010Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Read third time
03/08/2010Reading of amendments waived
03/08/2010Committee amendments agreed to
03/08/2010Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/08/2010Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Placed on Calendar
03/10/2010Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
03/10/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1106ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 435 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0435)

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 41 seconds.