Fire insurance policies; change in amount of coverage.
Summary
Prohibits an insurer from increasing or decreasing the amount of fire insurance coverage, including fire insurance in combination with other coverage, on commercial property under a policy that has been in effect for at least 60 days unless the first named insured has consented in writing to such a change.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 2, 2019
Signed Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Mar 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 693 (effective 7/1/19)
Feb 18, 2019
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Amendment offered
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee amendment agreed to
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Amendment offered
Reading of amendment waived
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
Jan 18, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Jan 17, 2019
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
Jan 16, 2019
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Engrossed by House as amended HB1836E
Jan 16, 2019
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Committee amendments agreed to
Jan 15, 2019
House of Delegates · Passed
Passed by for the day
Jan 2, 2019
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Jan 2, 2019
House of Delegates · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101169D
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Marshall
RRepublican
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