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144th General Assembly
Senate Bill # 239 w/SA 1

Primary Sponsor: Blevins Additional Sponsor(s):    Sen. Ennis & Rep. Lee & Rep. Carson
CoSponsors: Sen. Cloutier, Connor, Still
Introduced on : 04/16/2008
Long Title:AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO UNFAIR PRACTICES IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
Synopsis: In response to a recent effort by an auto insurance carrier to terminate the policy of a volunteer firefighter on the basis that he was a volunteer firefighter, this legislation is designed to protect volunteer firefighters and ambulance crewmembers from having their insurance affected by their status as emergency personnel. This legislation does not prevent insurers from using other accepted criteria, such as moving violations, to make adverse decisions regarding the insurance status of these emergency responders.

Current Status: House Passed   On   07/01/2008 02:39:39 AM
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Amendments: SA 1 to SB 239 - Passed
Committee Reports:
Senate Committee report 04/23/08 F=0 M=4 U=0----->Committee Report
House Committee Report 06/11/08 F=1 M=6 U=0---->Committee Report
Voting Reports:
Senate vote: () Passed 5/15/08 2:35:19 PM------->Voting Record
House vote: () Passed 7/1/08 2:39:39 AM------->Voting Record
Engrossed Version:
Engrossment------->Engrossment
Actions History:
Jul 01, 2008 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 11, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/BANKING & INSURANCE) in House with 1 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
May 29, 2008 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking & Insurance Committee in House
May 15, 2008 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT
May 15, 2008 - Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT
May 09, 2008 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
Apr 23, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (INSURANCE & ELECTIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Apr 16, 2008 - Assigned to Insurance & Elections Committee in Senate
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