03/06/2000 02:30 PM House JUD

HB 284 - UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN KOTT announced that the next order of business would be                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 284, "An Act relating to uninsured and underinsured                                                              
motor vehicle insurance."  [Before the committee was CSHB
(L&C).]                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KOTT reminded members that at the previous hearing, there                                                              
was some question over the word "disinterested," and one party had                                                              
opposed inclusion of that word.  Chairman Kott reported that the                                                                
individual who had testified from Northern Adjusters the previous                                                               
Friday, March 3, had called him this morning and they had spoken at                                                             
length.  Chairman Kott stated:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Essentially, the end result was they were satisfied with                                                                   
     the word "disinterested" in the bill, that it was a                                                                        
     version that was certainly a compromise between the                                                                        
     initial concept and where we're at today.  So, they were                                                                   
     comfortable with that, and they're forwarding a memo on                                                                    
     to me to that effect, that the person who made that                                                                        
     statement is now recanting it.  They only addition they                                                                    
     would like to see, ... as was mentioned, was an effective                                                                  
     date of 1 January 2001, which we heard the arguments for                                                                   
     that, and I think that's probably justifiable.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KOTT called an at-ease at 3:05 p.m.  He called the meeting                                                             
back to order at 3:06 p.m.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE CROFT specified that he wouldn't offer what had been                                                             
distributed regarding "disinterested."  He offered an amendment to                                                              
make the bill effective as of 1/1/01.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KOTT asked whether there was any objection to the                                                                      
conceptual amendment.  Hearing none, he announced that the                                                                      
amendment was adopted.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN asked Representative Croft about dropping                                                                  
"disinterested."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CROFT said he would think about it some more and                                                                 
probably would bring it up later.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN KOTT called another at-ease at 3:07 p.m. and called the                                                                
meeting back to order at 3:08 p.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 2003                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE CROFT made a motion to advance HB 284 [CSHB
(L&C)], as amended, from the committee with individual                                                                       
recommendations and the attached zero fiscal note.  There being no                                                              
objection, it was so ordered and CSHB 284(JUD) was moved from the                                                               
House Judiciary Standing Committee.