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144th General Assembly
House Bill # 247 w/SA 1

Primary Sponsor: Wagner Additional Sponsor(s):    Sen. Henry
CoSponsors: Reps. Lofink, Maier, Oberle, Ennis
Introduced on : 06/26/2007
Long Title:AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE CONTRACTS AND STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS.
Synopsis:This Bill clarifies that an insurer must provide prompt and timely notice of any applicable periods of limitation for the filing of an action regarding a property insurance claim. This Bill also provides that contractual limitations under a property insurance contract may not require a claimant to file an action less than one (1) year from the date of the denial of the claim.

Current Status: Signed   On   05/15/2008
Volume Chapter76:223
Fiscal Note:
Not Required
Date Governor acted:05/15/2008
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Amendments: SA 1 to HB 247 - Passed
Committee Reports:
House Committee Report 06/30/07 F=0 M=6 U=0---->Committee Report
Senate Committee report 04/23/08 F=0 M=4 U=0----->Committee Report
Voting Reports:
House vote: () Passed 7/1/07 1:24:22 AM------->Voting Record
Senate vote: () Passed 4/23/08 4:54:14 PM------->Voting Record
House vote: () Passed 5/6/08 4:39:22 PM------->Voting Record
Engrossed Version:
Engrossment------->Engrossment
Actions History:
May 15, 2008 - Signed by Governor
May 06, 2008 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT
Apr 23, 2008 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 20 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT
Apr 23, 2008 - Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: 20 YES 0 NO 1 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT
Apr 23, 2008 - Reported Out of Committee (INSURANCE & ELECTIONS) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Apr 16, 2008 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
Jan 09, 2008 - Assigned to Insurance & Elections Committee in Senate
Jul 01, 2007 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT
Jun 30, 2007 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 6 On Its Merits
Jun 28, 2007 - Re-Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Jun 26, 2007 - Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking & Insurance Committee in House
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