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BILL #

CHAPTER #

ISSUE

BILL DESCRIPTION

HB 41

42

Motor vehicle insurance -- miscellaneous

Recognizes that school bus drivers have to have an annual physical to and that such physical is sufficient for an intrastate commercial driver's license. Effective:

HB 133

41

Motor vehicle insurance -- motorcycles

Defines a motorcycle as a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in contact with the ground unless it is defined as a tractor or an electric personal assistive mobility device; provides that three-wheeled vehicles are registered as motorcycles; provides three-wheeled motor vehicles may be operated by those with a Class D or CDL without a motorcycle endorsement; requires a specified distance between the wheels. Effective: June 14, 2007.

HB 147

126

Motor vehicle insurance - enforcement issues

Limits the expiration date on a driver's license or identification card issued to a temporary foreign national to the period of time that the temporary foreign national is authorized to be in the United States. Effective: July 12, 2007.

HB 172

128

Motor vehicle insurance - auto coverage issues

Requires insurance companies to report all cancellations of motor vehicle insurance by any company to the Department of Motor Vehicles where the cancellation is the result of a violation of 18 Del. C. Section 3904 during the first year of the policy. Effective: January 1, 2008.

HB 214

161

Captives

Provides for special purpose financial captive insurance company; requires that expert costs are paid for by insurer; removes a duplicate license fee; adds new minimum surplus requirements; relates to suspension, investment restrictions and incorporation; authorizes required business organization forms; amends confidentiality provisions; relates to an insurer's books and records; permits transfer of insurance risk and associated premiums; relates to limited liability companies and reinsurance. Effective: July 18, 2007.

SB 1

1

Workers' compensation - omnibus law changes

Amends the workers' compensation system; authorizes restitution against or for the benefit of self insured employers in connection with insurance fraud; directs that a new workers' compensation rating plan be filed with the Insurance Commissioner within ninety days of the effective date of a medical payment system and practice guidelines, and at least annually thereafter; provides for health care cost containment, collection of data regarding mandatory insurance and obligations of independent contractors. Effective: January 17, 2007.

SB 17

10

Motor vehicle insurance -- miscellaneous

Sets requirements for low-speed vehicles to operate on state highways; provides that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued regulations and safety standards for the production and safety equipment requirements for those vehicles. Effective: April 14, 2007.

SB 31

175

Credit-based insurance scoring

Prohibits the practice of credit scoring in setting premiums for automobile and homeowners insurance in the state, and in denying applications for automobile and homeowners insurance in the state; includes insurance for motorcycles, boats, personal watercraft and recreational vehicles. Effective: January 1, 2008.

SB 43

137

Motor vehicle insurance - traffic safety

Prohibits the use of traffic control signal preemption devices by pedestrians; provides that it is already illegal for any motorists to use them except for police cars, emergency vehicles and the like. Effective: July 17, 2007.

SB 50

38

Motor vehicle insurance - traffic offenses

Adds several offenses to the Family Court's exclusive jurisdiction with respect to minors to include aggressive driving, driving after consumption of alcohol, and operating a bicycle on a roadway under the Influence of alcohol or drugs; provides that charges are similar in nature to the charges already contained in a section of existing law, and may have been inadvertently omitted from that section when those pieces of legislation were drafted. Effective: June 6, 2007.

SB 63

39

Financial regulation

Permits domestic insurers to increase the portion of their admitted assets invested in securities issued by entities domiciled in foreign countries; increases the limit on a case-by-case for life insurers. Effective: May 30, 2007.

SB 68

33

Workers' compensation - contractor requirements

Clarifies the obligations of independent contractors and subcontractors with respect to maintaining workers' compensation insurance; preserves the option for executive officers of a limited liability company who are stockholders of a corporate entity to be exempted from coverage; requires written certification of either coverage or that no insurance has been obtained by a subcontractor or independent contractor. Effective: May 23, 2007.

SB 82

116

Motor vehicle insurance - commercial auto

Permits the DMV to cooperate with Federal agencies in the enforcement of commercial vehicle regulations, includes the new PRISM program; provides that the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management Program (PRISM) is a cooperative agreement between the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the States; shares motor carrier safety data; utilizes commercial vehicle registration sanctions as an incentive to improve motor carrier safety. Effective: July 12, 2007.

SB 127

94

Motor vehicle insurance - traffic offenses

Relates to revocation of driver licenses; addresses the difficulty offenders face when trying to satisfy the conditions of probation, employment and treatment without a driver's license; creates a conditional driver's license limited to the purpose of satisfying probational requirements and rehabilitation; provides for application of a conditional license for employments, attendance at treatments appointments and to meet with probation officers. Effective: January 1, 2008.

SB 160

143

Workers' compensation - benefits, claims and authorized treatments

Adjusts workers compensation reimbursement related matters applicable to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers; provides for reimbursement of fees billed for services provided to injured workers. Effective: July 17, 2007.