Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 974
Insurance; require timely payment of property and casualty claims.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN INSURANCE COMPANY MUST PAY ON A TIMELY BASIS ALL BENEFITS FOR WHICH IT IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO PAY UNDER THE TERMS OF AUTOMOBILE, HOMEOWNERS, AND FLOOD, HURRICANE OR WINDSTORM INSURANCE POLICIES; TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE UNTIMELY; TO PROVIDE THAT AN INSURER THAT FAILS TIMELY TO PAY ALL SUCH BENEFITS SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE ACTED IN BAD FAITH AND SHALL BE LIABLE FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN ADDITION TO BENEFITS DUE UNDER ITS CONTRACT OF INSURANCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
InsuranceJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.