California 2019 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1222 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/20/2020

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1222Introduced by Senator DurazoFebruary 20, 2020 An act to amend Section 2060 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1222, as introduced, Durazo. Homeowners insurance.Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including homeowners insurance. Existing law requires an insurer, in the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, to provide an insured with a list of items it believes may be covered as additional living expenses.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2060 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1222Introduced by Senator DurazoFebruary 20, 2020 An act to amend Section 2060 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1222, as introduced, Durazo. Homeowners insurance.Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including homeowners insurance. Existing law requires an insurer, in the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, to provide an insured with a list of items it believes may be covered as additional living expenses.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Bill 

No. 1222

Introduced by Senator DurazoFebruary 20, 2020

Introduced by Senator Durazo
February 20, 2020

 An act to amend Section 2060 of the Insurance Code, relating to insurance. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1222, as introduced, Durazo. Homeowners insurance.

Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including homeowners insurance. Existing law requires an insurer, in the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, to provide an insured with a list of items it believes may be covered as additional living expenses.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including homeowners insurance. Existing law requires an insurer, in the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, to provide an insured with a list of items it believes may be covered as additional living expenses.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2060 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 2060 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.

SECTION 1. Section 2060 of the Insurance Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.

2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.

2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.



2060. In the event of a loss under a homeowners insurance policy for which the insured has made a claim for additional living expenses, the insurer shall provide the insured with a list of items that the insurer believes may be covered under the policy as additional living expenses. The list may include a statement that the list is not intended to include all items covered under the policy, but only those that are commonly claimed, if this is the case. If the department develops a list for use by insurers, the insurer may use that list.