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SB 256: Property Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Farmer

Property Insurance; Prohibiting certain attorney fees and costs paid by a property insurer from being included in such insurer’s rate base and from being used to justify a rate increase or rate change; requiring insureds or assignees to provide a certain prelitigation notice and invoice to insurers within a specified timeframe; prohibiting specified acts of insurers relating to homeowners’ insurance policies under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2019
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/5/2017 Senate • Filed
9/22/2017 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 24
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 24
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Banking and Insurance