VA SB192 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Automobile, commercial liability, and homeowners insurance policies; notices. Restores the ability of insurers, when sending certain types of notices, including notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of a motor vehicle, commercial liability, or homeowners insurance policy, to use mailing methods for which a certificate of mailing is obtained from the United States Postal Service, provided that certificates of bulk mail are not permissible. The measure also clarifies that Intelligent Mail barcode Tracing is a permitted first-class mail tracking method and clarifies that insurers are required to maintain records regarding the sending of such notices for one year, regardless of the method used to send the notice.

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Title

Automobile, commercial liability, and homeowners insurance policies; notices.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - House - House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)
2016-03-01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 3/1/16)
2016-02-23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 1, 2016
2016-02-23SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/16
2016-02-23HouseSigned by Speaker
2016-02-23SenateSigned by President
2016-02-23SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB192ER)
2016-02-23SenateEnrolled
2016-02-22HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22HouseRead third time
2016-02-19HouseRead second time
2016-02-18HouseReported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-02-03HouseRead first time
2016-02-03HousePlaced on Calendar
2016-01-25SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-01-21SenateRead second time and engrossed
2016-01-20SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-01-18SenateReported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2016-01-04SenateReferred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2016-01-04SenatePrefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 16101793D

Same As/Similar To

HB31 (Same As) 2016-02-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
3822113(n/a)See Bill Text
3822208(n/a)See Bill Text
382231(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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