Bill Text: IN SB0157 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Motor vehicle coverage for all operators.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions [SB0157 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2010-SB0157-Introduced.html


Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 157

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 27-7-5.1.

Synopsis: Motor vehicle coverage for all operators. Requires a motor vehicle insurance policy to provide the same amount of coverage for all operators of a motor vehicle.

Effective: July 1, 2010.





Steele




    January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)


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SENATE BILL No. 157



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning insurance.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 27-7-5.1; (10)IN0157.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 27-7-5.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]:
     Chapter 5.1. Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Insurance Provisions
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle insurance policy" means a policy that provides the kind of coverage described in Class 2(f) of IC 27-1-5-1.
    Sec. 2. A motor vehicle insurance policy must provide the same amount of coverage for a loss, expense, or liability incurred by the operator of the insured motor vehicle regardless of who the operator of the motor vehicle is.
    Sec. 3. A motor vehicle insurance policy that:
        (1) is issued, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2010; and
        (2) violates section 2 of this chapter;
is considered to provide the coverage required by section 2 of this chapter.

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