HB 1641 Virginia House of Delegates · 2017 Regular Session

Insurance policy limits; disclosure, homeowners or personal injury liability insurance.

Summary
Allows an injured person, the personal representative of a decedent, or an attorney representing either to request the disclosure of the liability limits of a homeowners insurance policy or personal injury liability insurance policy prior to filing a civil action for personal injuries or wrongful death from injuries sustained at the residence of another person. The party requesting this information shall provide the insurer with (i) the date the injury was sustained; (ii) the address of the residence at which the injury was sustained; (iii) the name of the owner of the residence; (iv) the claim number, if available; (v) for personal injury actions, the injured person's medical records, medical bills, and wage-loss documentation pertaining to the injury; and (vi) for wrongful death actions, (a) the decedent's death certificate; (b) the certificate of qualification of the personal representative of the decedent's estate; (c) the names and relationships of the statutory beneficiaries of the decedent; (d) medical bills, if any; and (e) a description of the source, amount, and payment history of the claimed income loss for each beneficiary. The bill provides that in personal injury actions, the insurer only has to disclose liability limits if the amount of the injured person's medical bills and wage losses equals or exceeds $12,500. The bill also provides that disclosure of a policy's limits shall not constitute an admission that the alleged injury is subject to the policy. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
Signed into Law
Feb 2017
Introduced Jan 4, 2017 Signed Feb 17, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 44 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100466D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of G. Manoli Loupassi
G. Manoli Loupassi
RRepublican
VA
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