Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB602 Compare Versions

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1	1	Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly A Bill 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 602 3
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7	7	By: Senator Crowell 5
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10	10	For An Act To Be Entitled 8
11	11	AN ACT TO PROHIBIT INSURANCE COMPANIES AND APPRAISERS 9
12	12	FROM REQUIRING AN INSURED TO USE CERTAIN FACILITIES 10
13	13	TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY 11
14	14	GLASS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR 12
15	15	OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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18	18	Subtitle 16
19	19	TO PROHIBIT INSURANCE COMPANIES AND 17
20	20	APPRAISERS FROM REQUIRING AN INSURED TO 18
21	21	USE CERTAIN FACILITIES TO REPAIR OR 19
22	22	REPLACE DAMAGED MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY 20
23	23	GLASS; AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR 21
24	24	VIOLATIONS. 22
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26	26	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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28	28	SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 23, Chapter 66, Subchapter 3, is 26
29	29	amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 27
30	30	23-66-322. Motor vehicle safety glass repair practices — Definition. 28
31	31	(a) As used in this section, "motor vehicle safety glass" means glass 29
32	32	for which a deductible shall not be applied under this section when being 30
33	33	repaired or replaced. 31
34	34	(b) A motor vehicle physical damage appraiser shall not require that 32
35	35	motor vehicle safety glass repair or replacement work be performed or not be 33
36	36	performed in or by a specified facility or glass shop. 34
37	37	(c) An insurance company doing business in this state or a third -party 35
38	38	claims administrator, agent, or adjuster for an insurance company doing 36 SB602
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41	41	business in this state shall not: 1
42	42	(1) Require an insured to sue a specific person for the 2
43	43	provision of motor vehicle safety glass repair or replacement work; or 3
44	44	(2) State that choosing a facility other than a glass shop 4
45	45	participating in a motor vehicle safety glass repair or replacement work 5
46	46	program established by the insurance company will or may result in delays in 6
47	47	or a lack of guarantee for the motor vehicle safety glass work. 7
48	48	(d)(1) If there is any communication between a glass claims 8
49	49	representative for an insurance company doing business in this state or a 9
50	50	third-party claims administrator for the insurance company and an insured 10
51	51	regarding motor vehicle safety glass repair or replacement work or motor 11
52	52	vehicle glass products, in the initial contact with the insured, the 12
53	53	representative or third -party claims administrator shall state or disclose to 13
54	54	the insured a statement substantially similar to the following: 14
55	55	"You have the right to choose a glass shop where the damage to your motor 15
56	56	vehicle will be repaired. If you have a preference, please let us know.". 16
57	57	(2) Unless a glass claims representative for an insurance 17
58	58	company doing business in this state or a third -party claims administrator 18
59	59	for the insurance company provides the insured with the name of at least one 19
60	60	(1) additional glass shop in the area where the motor vehicle safety glass 20
61	61	work is to be performed, the claims representative or the claims 21
62	62	administrator shall not provide an insured with the name of, schedule an 22
63	63	appointment for an insured with, or direct an insured to, a glass shop that 23
64	64	is owned by: 24
65	65	(A) The insurance company; 25
66	66	(B) The claims administrator; or 26
67	67	(C) The same parent company as the insurance company or 27
68	68	the claims administrator. 28
69	69	(e) In addition to the penalties available under the Trade Practices 29
70	70	Act, § 23-66-201 et seq., a violation of this section is: 30
71	71	(1) An unfair trade practice under the Deceptive Trade Practices 31
72	72	Act, § 4-88-101 et seq.; and 32
73	73	(2) Subject to remedies and penalties under the Deceptive Trade 33
74	74	Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq. 34
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