Oregon State Legislative News
Finally, the Oregon Legislative website has been fully updated. Here is the list of successful bills that PIA was following. Remember, three very bad bills that died are thankfully not on this list: (HB 2920 – bans certain risk factors used in setting auto insurance rates), HB 3242 (cause of action for insurer’s unfair claim …
We Did Great This Session in Difficult Fights For the insurance industry, three hard-fought legislative bills involving insurance died, and other bills passed that deserve mention. PIA will publish a final bill list of all bills we were tracking as soon as the legislative website has been fully updated and effective dates are known. HB …
On June 22, 2023 two bad insurance bills had different outcomes when they came up for votes on the Oregon Senate floor. HB 3242 HB 3242-B passed by a vote of 17 yes to 7 no. The link to the bill is: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3242/B-Engrossed. The summary reads: “Provides insured with cause of action for insurer’s unfair …
URGENT – One Last Chance to Stop Bad Legislation! Senate Republicans Have Returned from Walkout Bad Insurance Bills May Be Voted on Floor Soon Senate Republicans Return After Longest Walkout in Oregon History; Both Sides Declare Victory (wweek.com) Republican-led walkout ends after more than a month as Oregon Senate resumes business – oregonlive.com Now the …
Bad Insurance Bills Pass Committee How Will Insurance Producers be Impacted? Since HB 3242-A passed committee, how will agents be impacted? First, due to PIA’s action in the House, HB 3242-A no longer contains an increased standard of care for insurance producers. But in Section 1 of HB 3242, the original bill says: “An insurer …
Oregon Secretary of State Resigns Shemia Fagan, Oregon’s Secretary of State, has resigned effective May 8. In case you haven’t seen them, here are some articles about it: Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns – oregonlive.com Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s chief of staff resigns – oregonlive.com Pot chain owner who hired Shemia …
4/26/2023 Help Stop HB 3243-A Please call or send emails to these Senate floor votes asking them to vote NO on HB 3243-A: Senator Aaron WoodsSD 13Sen.AaronWoods@oregonlegislature.gov503-986-1713 Senator Elizabeth SteinerSD 17Sen.ElizabethSteiner@oregonlegislature.gov503-986-1717 Senator Janeen SollmanSD 15Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov503-986-1715 Dear Senator: Please vote no on HB 3243-A. This bill has the potential to really harm Oregon insurance consumers. It …
Help Stop HB 3243-A Please call or send emails to these Senate floor votes asking them to vote NO on HB 3243-A: Senator Aaron Woods SD 13 Sen.AaronWoods@oregonlegislature.gov 503-986-1713 Senator Elizabeth Steiner SD 17 Sen.ElizabethSteiner@oregonlegislature.gov 503-986-1717 Senator Janeen Sollman SD 15 Sen.JaneenSollman@oregonlegislature.gov 503-986-1715 Dear Senator: Please vote no on HB 3243-A. This bill has the …
Hearing on Bad Insurance Bills Public hearings on HB 3242-A and 3243-A were held in Senate Judiciary Committee on April 18 and 19. These bills could increase the cost of resolving claims, which can impact the cost of insurance for homeowners, drivers, renters, business owners, and medical professionals. According to the Division of Financial Regulation, …
VERY IMPORTANT – Senate Hearing on HB 3243-A A very bad bill – HB 3243-A – will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, 4-18-2023. The Division of Financial Regulation has said that this bill may also impact insurance agents. HB 3243-A Provides that violation of prohibitions against unfair claim settlement practices with …
