Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
Summary
Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurancepolicy limits. Provides that in a civil action for personal injuriessustained from a motor vehicle accident, regardless of the amountof losses sustained by an injured person, an insurance company shalldisclose the policy limits of an alleged tortfeasor who has beencharged with an offense of driving under the influence within 30days of a request for such disclosure. Under current law, such disclosureis required only if the alleged tortfeasor is convicted of such anoffense. The bill also adds the offense of refusal to submit to abreath or blood test to the list of driving under the influence offensesfor which disclosure of the insurance policy limits is required.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 88 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100784D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
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