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House Bill 69; Regular Session 1971-1972

[History]

Printer's No.(PN):
Short Title:
An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P. L. 789), entitled, as amended "An act relating to insurance; establishing an insurance department; and amending, revising, and consolidating the law relating to the licensing, qualification, regulation, examination, suspension, and dissolution of insurance companies, Lloyds associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and certain societies and orders, the examination and regulation of fire insurance rating bureaus, and the licensing and regulation of insurance agents and brokers; the service of legal process upon foreign insurance companies, associations or exchanges; providing penalties, and repealing existing laws," providing for reparation system for persons injured in motor vehicle accidents; requiring insurance for all motor vehicles required to be registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; defining the elements of compensable damage in motor vehicle accident cases; prohibiting certain cancellation and discrimination; modifying the collateral source rule as applied to motor vehicle accident cases and establishing an assigned claims plan and further adding the doctrine of comparative negligence in certain cases.
Actions:
Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, Jan. 25, 1971
Reported as committed, March 29, 1971
First consideration, March 29, 1971
Second consideration, April 19, 1971
Third consideration and final passage, April 26, 1971 (182-9)
In the Senate
Referred to INSURANCE, April 27, 1971
Reported as committed, July 7, 1971
First consideration, July 7, 1971
Re-committed to JUDICIARY, July 13, 1971
Re-reported as committed, Sept. 20, 1972
Second consideration, with amendments, Sept. 25, 1972
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1705-1718),
Amended on third consideration, Sept. 26, 1972
Amended on third consideration, Sept. 27, 1972
Laid on the table, Sept. 27, 1972
Vote by which amendments passed on September 27, 1972 reconsidered, October 3, 1972
Third consideration, with amendments, Oct. 3, 1972
Final passage, Oct. 3, 1972 (45-4)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1743-1766),
In the House
Amendments offered by the House adopted October 5, 1972 (114-78)
House non-concurrence in Senate amendments, as further amended by the House, adopted, October 5, 1972 (192-1)
(Remarks see House Journal Page 3872-3876),
In the Senate
Senate non-concurred in House amendments, Oct. 10, 1972
Senate appoints Senators WOOD, DWYER and HOLL a committee of conference, Oct. 10, 1972
In the House
House insists on its amendments non-concurred in the Senate, Oct. 10, 1972
House appoints Representatives GELFAND, RITTER and YOHN a committee of conference, Oct. 10, 1972
In the Senate
Conference committee report presented in Senate, Nov. 30, 1972
In the House
Conference committee report presented in House, Nov. 30, 1972
(Remarks see House Journal Page 3877-3878),
(Remarks see House Journal Page 3880-3935),
(Remarks see House Journal Page 3938-3946),
(Remarks see House Journal Page 4226-4227),
In the Senate
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1818-1844),
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1861-1872),
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