H.B. No. 0007

Insurance-intoxication exclusion.

 

Sponsored By:     Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to insurance; prohibiting clauses in insurance policies excluding coverage for losses caused by the insured's being intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; repealing a provision authorizing alcohol exclusion clauses in disability policies; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/5/2005   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2006   H Received for Introduction

2/14/2006   H Introduced and Referred to H08

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Bucholz and Jorgensen.

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson

Ayes 57    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2006   H08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Powers, Slater, Walsh and Zwonitzer

Nays:  Representative(s) Edwards and Pedersen

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2006   H Placed on General File

 

HB0007HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 12          Delete "July 1, 2006" insert "January 1, 2007".  EDWARDS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0007HW001/FAILED

Page 1-line 15          Delete "policy or certificate of" insert "private health benefit plan or automobile medical payment". 

Page 1-line 16          Delete "June".

Page 2-line 1           Delete entirely and insert "December 31, 2006".

Page 2-line 2           Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 3           Delete "title".

Page 2-line 4           After "insured" insert ", subscriber".

Page 2-line 8           After "." insert "For purposes of this section only, the definition of "private health benefit plan" in W.S. 26‑1‑102(a)(xxxiii) shall apply, except the term shall not exclude automobile medical payment insurance.".  EDWARDS

 

2/20/2006   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Diercks, Esquibel, Gilmore, Iekel, Reese, Robinson, Walsh, Warren and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Edwards, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Wasserburger, Watt and White.

Excused:  Representative(s) Bucholz

Ayes 10    Nays 49    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0