Tennessee House Bill 1859 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-10 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Property & Casualty Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, clarifies that the rebuttable presumption that a person signing an insurance contract or application has read, understands, and accepts the contents of the contract, and the rebuttable presumption that an insured accepts coverage under an insurance contract through the payment of an insurance premium apply in all actions against insurance agents, producers, brokers, administrators, and companies, and the employees and contractors of insurance companies. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-135.

As introduced, clarifies that the rebuttable presumption that a person signing an insurance contract or application has read, understands, and accepts the contents of the contract, and the rebuttable presumption that an insured accepts coverage under an insurance contract through the payment of an insurance premium apply in all actions against insurance agents, producers, brokers, administrators, and companies, and the employees and contractors of insurance companies. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-135.

Rep. Ron Gant [R]

Rep. Johnny Garrett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Property & Casualty Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
2020-03-04	House	Placed on s/c cal Property & Casualty Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
2020-01-29	House	Assigned to s/c Property & Casualty Subcommittee
2020-01-29	House	P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee
2020-01-27	House	Intro., P1C.
2020-01-23	House	Filed for introduction

SB1744 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-17 - Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1859&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1859.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/SB1744.pdf