Colorado House Bill 1076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-01-22 - House Committee on Health & Insurance Postpone Indefinitely
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Concerning the regulation of insurance companies, and, in connection therewith, requiring the commissioner of insurance to hold certain hearings within sixty days after a party's request for a hearing; prohibiting the imposition of an administrative fee in association with certain administrative hearings; allowing the commissioner of insurance to award treble damages and attorney fees to an insured party if an insurer breaches the terms of an enforceable policy held by the insured party; making determinations that arise pursuant to certain administrative hearings admissible as evidence in any subsequent civil action; prohibiting the imposition of fees on plaintiffs to recover costs associated with certain jury trials involving insurance claims; prohibiting defendant insurers from filing motions for summary judgment, directed verdicts, judgments on the pleadings, or any other alternative outcomes in certain cases involving insurance claims when the plaintiff has requested a jury trial; requiring a court to assess treble damages, court costs, and attorney fees against an insurer that denies an insurance claim in bad faith; and specifying an insurer's unilateral change to or cancellation of a prepaid policy is an unfair or deceptive insurance practice.

Regulation Of Claims Against Insurance Companies By Insured Parties

Rep. Dave Williams [R]

2020-01-22 - House - House Health & Insurance: Postpone House Bill 20-1076 indefinitely. (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-22	House	House Committee on Health & Insurance Postpone Indefinitely
2020-01-08	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb20-1076
Text	https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2020A/bills/2020a_1076_01.pdf
Roll Call	https://leg.colorado.gov/content/c1b971c0bef31a2e872584f70070f6e1-hb20-1076-0-activity-vote-summary