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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 1182 Motor vehicle liability insurance; increases coverage amounts.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits. Increases the motor vehicle liability insurance coverage amounts from $25,000 to $30,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of one person and from $50,000 to $60,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons from any one accident, for policies effective between January 1, 2022, and January 1, 2025. For policies effective after January 1, 2025, the bill increases the motor vehicle liability insurance coverage amounts to $50,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of one person, $100,000 in cases of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons from any one accident, and from $20,000 to $25,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one accident. The bill requires that self-insured operators of taxicabs maintain protection against uninsured and underinsured drivers with limits of $25,000, $50,000, and $20,000, respectively, with respect to each motor vehicle. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100652D pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21200419D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1182ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/08/21 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100652D
- 01/08/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/18/21 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N)
- 01/20/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/21 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/21 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/21 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 11-N 1-A)
- 02/05/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/21 House: Read first time
- 02/05/21 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
- 02/10/21 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/16/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 02/18/21 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/18/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21200419D-H1
- 02/22/21 House: Read second time
- 02/23/21 House: Read third time
- 02/23/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21200419D-H1
- 02/23/21 House: Amendments by Delegate Heretick agreed to
- 02/23/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments SB1182H1
- 02/23/21 House: Passed House with substitute with amendments (61-Y 37-N)
- 02/23/21 House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: House substitute with amendments agreed to by Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Title replaced 21200419D-H1
- 02/26/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/26/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1182ER)
- 02/26/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/01/21 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 1, 2021
- 03/01/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 273 (effective 1/1/22)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273)