Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Insurance companies cannot refuse to pay the repair costs calculated by an estimating system that they and the repair shop have already agreed to use. This rule protects people who are getting their cars fixed after an accident. It applies to both people with insurance policies and others making a claim against an insurance company.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the repair of body damage to a motor vehicle covered by a motor vehicle insurance policy and to deceptive acts or practices by motor vehicle insurers. The bill makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance for an insurer to fail to pay the amount to repair body damage to a motor vehicle covered by a motor vehicle insurance policy as calculated by the estimating system which the insurer and the repair facility have agreed to use to determine the cost of repair. “Claimant” is defined in the bill as an insured person, or a third party making a claim against the insurer, seeking body repair of a motor vehicle. “Motor vehicle” and “repair facility” are defined in the bill. The bill makes conforming changes to Code sections 507B.6 and 507B.12.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 3, 2022. Meeting: Wednesday, February 9 · 1:00 PM · Room G17.
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