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HB 26

10

Identity theft

Alters to December 31, 2007, the date by which the Task Force to Study Identity Theft is required to report to the General Assembly; and providing for an alternate date for the termination of the Task Force. Same as SB 70. Effective: April 10, 2007.

HB 117

308

Identity theft - security freeze

Authorizes a consumer to elect to place a security freeze on the consumer's consumer report; establishing procedures for requesting a security freeze; requiring a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report within specified time periods after specified requests are received and to take specified actions within 5 business days after placing a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report; etc. Effective: January 1, 2008.

HB 184

225

Workers' compensation - fund management

Expands the membership of the Joint Committee on Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight to include a rehabilitation service provider certified by the Workers' Compensation Commission; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 208

532

Identity theft - security breach

Requires specified businesses, when destroying a customer's records that contain personal information of the customer, to take specified steps to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the personal information under specified circumstances; requiring specified businesses that own or license personal information of an individual residing in the State to implement and maintain specified security procedures and practices under specified circumstances; etc. Same as SB 194. Effective: January 1, 2008.

HB 271

229

Workers' compensation - benefits, claims and authorized treatments

Alters the definition of an unpaid work-based learning experience for the purpose of requiring workers' compensation coverage for students placed by specified private non-collegiate institutions; requiring a participating employer to reimburse a private non-collegiate institution for the cost of the workers' compensation coverage; authorizing the private non-collegiate institution that places the student to obtain workers' compensation insurance for the student; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 277

230

Workers' compensation - benefits, claims and authorized treatments

Alters from $750 to $1,000 the earnings level above which a domestic worker in a private home is a covered employee under the workers' compensation law. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 345

42

Workers' compensation - state oversight

Requires the Workers' Compensation Commission to adopt regulations that establish specified guidelines to authorize a specified type of investment of surplus funds by governmental self-insurance groups; and providing specified conditions for the investment of surplus funds by governmental self-insurance groups. Same as SB 625. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 387

149

Tort reform -- miscellaneous

Increases from 5 to 30 days the period during which a release of a claim for tort damages signed by an injured individual is voidable; increasing from 5 to 30 days the period during which a specified power of attorney or employment contract signed by an injured individual is voidable; clarifying when a specified time period begins; requiring a notice that a release is voided to be in writing and accompanied by the return of specified money paid to the injured individual; applying the Act prospectively; etc. Same as SB 368. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 401

401

Property insurance

Requires the installation of a carbon monoxide alarm in a central location outside of each sleeping area or, under specified circumstances, within 25 feet of any carbon monoxide-producing fixture and equipment within a dwelling; prohibiting a person from rendering a carbon monoxide alarm inoperable with a specified exception; defining terms; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 440

406

Motor vehicle insurance - commercial auto

Prohibits a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a specified engine brake unless the engine brake is installed and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's original design specifications; and establishing a penalty. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 449

407

Motor vehicle insurance -- miscellaneous

Prohibits a vehicle protection product from being sold or offered for sale in the State unless the seller and the warrantor of the vehicle protection product, and warrantor's administrator, comply with the Act; providing that a seller, warrantor, or administrator that complies with the Act is not subject to specified provisions of law; requiring a specified warrantor to register with the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General; etc. Same as SB 502. Effective: January 1, 2008

HB 571

563

Motor vehicle insurance - teen drivers

Requires specified applicants for a learner's instructional permit to present to the Motor Vehicle Administration the applicant's school attendance record; and prohibiting the Administration from issuing a learner's instructional permit to specified applicants if the applicant's school attendance record indicates more than 10 unexcused absences during the prior school semester. Same as SB 519. Effective: October 10, 2007.

HB 687

252

Motor vehicle insurance -- miscellaneous

Expands the application of a provision of law to provide that computer printouts of driver and vehicle registration records of the Motor Vehicle Administration obtained by specified law enforcement units in a specified manner are admissible in a judicial proceeding in the same manner as the original records. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 758

534

Motor vehicle insurance - traffic offenses

Establishes the Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol; providing for the membership of the Task Force; requiring the Governor to request that a specified representative participate in the Task Force; designating the chair and providing for the staffing for the Task Force; providing that a member of the Task Force may not receive specified compensation, but is entitled to a specified reimbursement; establishing the duties of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit interim and final reports; etc. Same as SB 198. Effective: July 1, 2007.

HB 898

83

Motor vehicle insurance - commercial auto

Provides that specified indemnity agreements in motor carrier transportation contracts that purport to indemnify the promisee against specified liability resulting from specified conduct by the promisee are against public policy and are void and unenforceable; etc. Same as SB 303. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1006

446

Workers' compensation - benefits, claims and authorized treatments

Requires specified employers to provide a specified annual cost of living adjustment for compensation paid for claims arising from events occurring before a specified date; authorizing specified employers, counties, and municipal corporations to provide a specified annual cost of living adjustment for compensation paid for claims arising from events occurring before a specified date; defining a specified term; providing for the application of the Act; and making the provisions of the Act severable. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1036

447

Identity theft - personal information

Prohibits a person from claiming to be another person without the consent of that person with the intent of soliciting, requesting, persuading, or taking any other action to induce another to provide personal identifying information or a payment device number; providing that a person convicted of this offense is guilty of a misdemeanor; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1117

351

Workers' compensation - claims, benefits and authorized treatments.

Clarifies that surviving dependents of specified police and fire personnel are eligible to receive the same workers' compensation benefits as the individual received at the time of death; etc. Same as SB 752. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1187

88

Motor vehicle insurance - auto coverage issues

Alters the scope of specified provisions of law that require specified insurers to offer to exclude specified individuals from specified liability insurance policies; requiring specified insurers to offer to exclude specified individuals from a private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance policy instead of canceling, refusing to renew, or increasing the premiums on the policy; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1241

55

Surplus lines

Alters the date by which a specified affidavit for surplus lines insurance must be filed with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner. Same as Senate Bill 875. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1409

651

Fraud

Provides that it is a fraudulent insurance act, with the purpose of submitting a specified claim, for a person to organize, plan, or knowingly participate in an intentional motor vehicle accident or a scheme to create documentation of a motor vehicle accident that did not occur; providing that for a specified time following the date a specified report is filed with a law enforcement agency, only specified persons may access the report, with a specified exception; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1425

109

Producer licensure -- miscellaneous

Defines the term "trade name" for specified purposes; requiring the holder of an insurance producer license to use the name in which the license is issued or a trade name filed with the Maryland Insurance Commissioner when engaging in specified activities for which a license is required; requiring a specified licensee to notify the Commissioner of a change in the trade name of the licensee within a specified period of time; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1432

110

Financial regulation

Authorizes the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to conduct a specified analysis and examine the financial condition of specified entities whenever the Commissioner considers it advisable; repealing provisions of law governing the disclosure of specified information by the Commissioner; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

HB 1442

486

Catastrophe- related legislation

Establishes the Task Force on the Availability and Affordability of Property Insurance in Coastal Areas; providing for the composition, co chair, and staff of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to submit a report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2007, regarding methods to ensure the continued availability and affordability of property insurance in coastal areas of Maryland; etc. Effective: June 1, 2007.

SB 52

307

Identity theft - security freeze

Authorizes a consumer to elect to place a security freeze on the consumer's consumer report; establishing procedures for requesting a security freeze; requiring a consumer reporting agency to place a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report within a specified number of business days after a request is received and to take specified actions within 5 business days after placing a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report; etc. Effective: January 1, 2008.

SB 156

131

Motor vehicle insurance -- miscellaneous

Requiring, instead of authorizing, an insurer to provide specified notice to specified third party claimants if payment, in the amount of $2,000 or more, of a third party liability claim for bodily injury is made to the claimant's attorney under specified circumstances; and altering the time period within which notice must be sent to a third party claimant. Effective: October 1, 2007.

SB 600

167

Workers' compensation - benefits, claims and authorized treatments

Requires specified claim application forms that are filed with the Workers' Compensation Commission for an alleged work-related injury or occupational disease to include an authorization for the release to specified persons of specified medical information; providing for the contents, duration, and use of the authorization; requiring a health care provider to disclose specified medical information on receipt of a specified authorization filed with the Commission; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

SB 696

570

Property insurance

Prohibits a person from leaving a dog outside and unattended by use of a restraint during specified time periods and under specified conditions; establishing penalties; defining terms; etc. Effective: October 1, 2007.

SB 754

184

Motor vehicle insurance - traffic offenses.

Prohibits a driver of a motor vehicle from attempting to elude a police officer if the officer is attempting to apprehend the driver for the commission of a crime of violence for which for driver is subsequently convicted; defining a term; and clarifying language. Effective: October 1, 2007.

SB 765

575

Workers' compensation -- miscellaneous

Establishes specified requirements for notice relating to premium amounts for renewal of workers' compensation insurance policies; making the Act an emergency measure; and applying the Act to insurance issued, delivered, or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act. Effective:

SB 935

582

Motor vehicle insurance - traffic safety

Requires vehicular traffic approaching a highway from an exit ramp from an expressway and facing a nonfunctioning traffic control signal to stop at a specified location and to remain stopped until it is safe to continue onto the highway; providing for the assessment of specified points for a violation of the Act; and establishing that a specified penalty applies to a violation of the Act. Effective: October 1, 2007.