HB127 Alabama 2019 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Consumer protection, roofing, contracts, cancellation of roofing contract further provided, Sec. 8-36-2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person who has entered
into a written contract with a residential roofing
contractor to provide goods or services to be paid
from the proceeds of a property and casualty
insurance policy is allowed to cancel the contract
within 10 business days after the contract has been
entered into if the insured has received written
notice from the insurer that all or part of the
claim is not a covered loss under the insurance
policy</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow a person to cancel a
roofing contract within five days of receiving
written notice from the insurer that all or any
part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss
under the insurance policy or that the covered
claim will not be sufficient to cover the amount of
the contract</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to insurance; to amend Section 8-36-2, Code
of Alabama 1975, to allow a person to cancel a roofing
contract within five days of receiving written notice from the
insurer that all or part of the claim or contract is not a
covered loss under the insurance policy or that the covered
claim will not be sufficient to cover the amount of the
contract.
</p>
Subjects
Consumers and Consumer Protection
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | H | Faulkner motion to Indefinitely Postpone adopted Voice Vote |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Third Reading Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 3, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 19, 2019 | H | Rereferred from C&SB to Insurance |
| March 5, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 3, 2019 | Room 410 at 10:30 | House INS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB127 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |