Bill Text: IA HF2145 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the inclusion of the value of child restraint systems in the partial loss calculation for specified insurance settlements of first-party automobile partial losses and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0 [HF2145 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2145-Introduced.html
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2145
BY
NORDMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
inclusion
of
the
value
of
child
1
restraint
systems
in
the
partial
loss
calculation
for
2
specified
insurance
settlements
of
first-party
automobile
3
partial
losses
and
including
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
507B.4D
Automobile
partial
loss
1
settlements
——
child
restraint
systems.
2
1.
If
an
automobile
insurance
policy
provides
for
the
3
settlement
of
a
first-party
automobile
partial
loss,
a
person
4
shall
include
the
value
of
any
child
restraint
system
that
is
5
located
in
an
automobile
at
the
time
the
automobile
is
subject
6
to
a
partial
loss
that
equals
or
exceeds
five
thousand
dollars
7
in
damage.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“automobile”
has
8
the
same
meaning
as
defined
in
section
321.1,
subsection
42,
9
paragraph
“d”
,
and
“child
restraint
system”
has
the
same
meaning
10
as
defined
in
section
321.446,
subsection
7.
11
2.
The
commissioner
of
insurance
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
12
to
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
administer
this
section.
13
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
first-party
14
automobile
partial
losses
for
automobiles
that
are
subject
to
a
15
partial
loss
occurring
on
or
after
July
1,
2022.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
the
inclusion
of
the
value
of
child
20
restraint
systems
in
the
partial
loss
calculation
for
insurance
21
settlements
of
first-party
automobile
partial
losses.
The
bill
22
requires
a
person
to
include
the
value
of
any
child
restraint
23
systems
that
are
located
in
an
automobile
at
the
time
the
24
automobile
is
subject
to
a
partial
loss
that
equals
or
exceeds
25
$5,000
in
damage.
“Automobile”
is
defined
in
the
bill
as
a
26
motor
vehicle
designed
primarily
for
carrying
nine
passengers
27
or
less,
excluding
motorcycles
and
motorized
bicycles.
The
28
bill
defines
“child
restraint
system”
as
a
specially
designed
29
seating
system,
including
a
belt-positioning
seat
or
a
booster
30
seat,
that
meets
federal
motor
vehicle
safety
standards
set
31
forth
in
49
C.F.R.
§571.213.
32
The
bill
applies
to
first-party
automobile
partial
losses
33
for
automobiles
that
are
subject
to
a
partial
loss
occurring
on
34
or
after
July
1,
2022.
35
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