Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness Committee on July 6, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 2257
Permits plaintiff to file action against insurer or other person for committing or performing unfair claim settlement practice.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Permits plaintiff to file action against insurer or other person for committing or performing unfair claim settlement practice. Permits plaintiff to recover greater of plaintiff's actual damages or statutory damages of $200. Permits court to enter judgment for three times amount of actual or statutory damages if court finds that insurer or other person acted willfully in committing unfair claim settlement practice and to award reasonable attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Its course
January 12 to July 6, 2015, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Jul 6 · stopped175 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 12 to Jan 164 days
Consumer Protection and Government EffectivenessJan 16 to Jul 6 · stopped171 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly 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 Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 12 – Jul 6
- Jan 12Introduced
- Jan 16Sent to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness
- Jul 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 12First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 16Referred to Consumer Protection and Government Effectiveness.House of Representatives
- Jul 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives