VA SB1293 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Uninsured motorist insurance coverage; settlement and release. Provides that any release executed as a result of a liability insurer settling a personal injury claim with an underinsured claimant for the available limits of the liability insurer's coverage shall not operate to release any parties other than the liability insurer and the underinsured motorist. The bill clarifies that neither a duty to defend nor an attorney-client relationship is created between the underinsured motorist and counsel for the underinsured motorist benefits insurer without the express intent and agreement of the underinsured motorist. The measure modifies the language in the written notice that is required to be provided to the underinsured motorist upon settlement to further clarify that no attorney-client relationship or duty to defend is created between the underinsured motorist and the underinsured motorist benefits insurer as a result of the settlement and release. The bill clarifies that by sending the notice and release to the underinsured motorist's last known address by certified mail, the liability insurer satisfies the requirement of having the underinsured motorist sign the release and initial the notice.
Title
Uninsured motorist insurance coverage; settlement and release.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (19-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-22 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779) | |
| 2019-03-22 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/19) | |
| 2019-02-20 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 | |
| 2019-02-20 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019 |
| 2019-02-19 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2019-02-18 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2019-02-18 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1293ER) |
| 2019-02-18 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2019-02-13 | House | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Read third time |
| 2019-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2019-02-12 | House | Reported from Commerce and Labor (19-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-29 | House | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2019-01-29 | House | Read first time |
| 2019-01-29 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2019-01-25 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-25 | Senate | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-25 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-24 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2019-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-21 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 2019-01-07 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102892D |
