Bill Text: MN SF2137 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Residential contractor insurance claims for goods and services provision modification

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-04-30 - Secretary of State Chapter 248 04/28/12 [SF2137 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2137-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 248--S.F.No. 2137

An act

relating to insurance; regulating certain claims practices;amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.081, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes
2011 Supplement, section 325E.66, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 325E.66, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:
    Subdivision 1. Payment or rebate of insurance deductible. A residential
contractor providing the repair or replacement of residential roofing or siding home repair
or improvement services to be paid by an insured from the proceeds of a property or
casualty insurance policy shall not, as an inducement to the sale or provision of goods
or services to an insured, advertise or promise to pay, directly or indirectly, all or part of
any applicable insurance deductible or offer to compensate an insured for providing any
service to the insured. If a residential contractor violates this section, the insurer to whom
the insured tendered the claim shall not be obligated to consider the estimate prepared by
the residential contractor.
For purposes of this section, "residential contractor" means a residential roofer, as
defined in section 326B.802, subdivision 14; a residential building contractor, as defined
in section 326B.802, subdivision 11; and a residential remodeler, as defined in section
326B.802, subdivision 12; and a siding contractor registered under section 326B.802,
subdivision 15 .

    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Applicable law. "Applicable law" means the provisions of sections
325E.66, 327.31 to 327.36 and this chapter, and all rules, orders, stipulation agreements,
settlements, compliance agreements, licenses, registrations, certificates, and permits
adopted, issued, or enforced by the department under sections 325E.66, 327.31 to 327.36
or this chapter.