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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 11, 2020, a vote on Sen. Brandes’ (R) bad faith reform bill was postponed for the third time when the committee ran out of meeting time. However, bad faith reform was approved by the committee in an amendment on another bill, SB 1334 (452858), an insurance…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel SB 1148, a bill regulating electric bikes (e-bikes) and essentially treating them like bikes that are pedaled, passed its second committee of reference in the Senate on February 10, 2020 without amendment. The bill creates a three-tier system for e-bikes which allegedly is consistent with the federal definitions…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A bill allowing advertising on the roofs of TNC vehicles and creating luxury ground transportation TNCs advanced in the Senate this week with a strike all amendment to bring it closer to the House companion. The amendment also adds language exempting all TNCs for liability in certain circumstances. As…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel The House transportation omnibus bill, HB 395, that includes some insurance related provisions passed its second committee on February 10, 2020. But, the changes to the TNC law, including the creation of disability accessible TNCs, were removed by an amendment adopted (344153). The bill’s changes to the financial responsibility…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A tort reform bill exempting motor vehicle dealers from vicarious liability when they supply a temporary replacement vehicle cleared its first House committee on February 4, 2020. HB 977 essentially provides immunity from liability in a civil or criminal proceeding for motor vehicle dealers or their leasing or…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 1039, a bill allowing advertising on the roofs of TNC vehicles and creating luxury ground transportation TNCs, was approved by its second committee in the House on February 4, 2020 when the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee approved it. It was not amended. The bill has one committee…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On February 4, 2020, a vote on Sen. Brandes’ (R) bad faith reform bill was postponed for the second time. The bill was first postponed last week when the committee ran out of time. This week, the bill was postponed at the start of the meeting, so it appears…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel With many members calling for continued discussion about third party bad faith reform and no definite promise from the bill sponsor to amend the bill to add bad faith, the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee approved HB 771, the PIP repeal bill, during its meeting on February 4, 2020.…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills regulating electric bikes (e-bikes) and essentially treating them like bikes that are pedaled passed committees in the House and Senate on February 3, 2020 despite concerns about bikes going up to 28 mph being used on pedestrian walkways. The House bill, HB 971, was not amended. The Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel Bills to regulate peer to peer car sharing, and which includes insurance requirements, started moving this week in the Senate and House. When it heard the bill on January 27, 2020, the Senate Innovation, Industry, and Technology Committee adopted a strike all amendment (380208) to bring the Senate bill…