PRINTER'S NO. 2933
No. 242 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY CARN, HUGHES, HAYDEN, O'DONNELL, EVANS, WILLIAMS,
DONATUCCI, JAMES, JOSEPHS, OLIVER, PIEVSKY, ACOSTA, BISHOP,
THOMAS, KOSINSKI, HARPER AND COHEN, DECEMBER 13, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, DECEMBER 13, 1989
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Insurance Committees of the Senate and of the
2 House of Representatives of the Commonwealth to hold joint
3 public hearings in Harrisburg and Philadelphia on the
4 accessibility and affordability of automobile insurance in
5 Philadelphia and the feasibility of implementing a "single
6 carrier automobile insurance plan" for drivers who are
7 Philadelphia residents.
8 WHEREAS, Automobile insurance rates in the Philadelphia area
9 are escalating to the point where automobile insurance is
10 becoming unaffordable for many residents of the area; therefore
11 be it
12 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the House of
13 Representatives of the Commonwealth direct the Insurance
14 Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives to
15 hold joint public hearings in Harrisburg and Philadelphia on the
16 accessibility and affordability of automobile insurance in
17 Philadelphia and the feasibility of implementing a "single
18 carrier automobile insurance plan" for drivers who are
19 Philadelphia residents; and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That for the purposes of this resolution, the term
1 "single carrier" shall include a private insurance company, a
2 public authority or a public agency; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the committees, acting in concert, present a
4 report to the General Assembly on the findings and
5 recommendations which result from the joint public hearings, and
6 make this presentation no later than February 14, 1990.
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