SB 924: Civil Actions Against Insurers
GENERAL BILL by Brandes
Civil Actions Against Insurers; Providing that, in third-party bad faith actions against insurers, insureds and claimants have the burden to prove that an insurer acted in reckless disregard for insured rights which resulted in damage to the insured or the claimant; providing that insured or claimant actions or inactions are relevant in bad faith actions; providing that an insurer is not liable if certain conditions are met; providing that an insurer is not liable beyond available policy limits as to certain competing third-party claims if it files an interpleader action within a certain timeframe, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 12/13/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 70 |
| 1/14/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 70 |
| 1/23/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 1/30/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 2/6/2020 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Banking and Insurance |