House of Representatives

SB 1164

appropriation; county jail juvenile beds

Sponsors: Senators: Richardson, Rios, Guenther

DP	Committee on Public Institutions and Rural Affairs
DPA S/E	Committee on Appropriations
X	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.
	As Passed the House

SB 1164 appropriates one million dollars from the state general fund in FY 2001-2002 to the county jail juvenile improvement fund.

SB 1164 has a proposed strike-everything amendment that adds to the list of insurance practices that are in violation of A.R.S. 20-461 when performed with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice. The bill makes it a violation of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act if a person denies liability for a claim on the sole basis that the insured’s medical condition affected his/her driving ability without conducting a reasonable investigation and providing medical opinion supporting the denial.

History

Automobile insurance policies provide liability coverage when an insured’s negligence causes damage to a person and/or property. In the event that an insured is not at fault, yet causes damage due to a circumstance such as a medical condition, the insured may not be covered by his/her insurer because the cause of the accident was not due to a negligent act.

Provisions

· Makes it a violation of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act if a person denies a liability claim on the sole basis that the insured’s medical condition affected his/her driving ability without conducting a reasonable investigation and providing medical opinion supporting the denial.

The strike-everything amendment to SB 1164 was adopted in the Appropriations Committee without further changes.

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44th Legislature

Second Regular Session 2 April 18, 2001

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