Virginia Senate Bill 1202 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 21 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance policies; bad faith. Provides that if an insurance company denies, refuses, or fails to pay its insured, or refuses a reasonable settlement demand within the policy's coverage limits, for a claim for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits within a reasonable time after being presented with a demand for such benefits and it is subsequently found that such denial, refusal, or failure was not in good faith, then the insurance company is liable to the insured for the full amount of the judgment and reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and interest.

Uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance policies; bad faith.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

2021-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N) (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
2021-02-02	House	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2021-02-02	House	Read first time
2021-02-02	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-01-22	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N)
2021-01-21	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2021-01-20	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-01-18	Senate	Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N)
2021-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2021-01-11	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100921D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
38	2	2206	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	66.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1202
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1202+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1202F171+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S02V0019+SB1202
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0048SB1202+SB1202
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0076SB1202+SB1202