General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5442
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3213
*03213HB05442INS*
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
(INS)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 5442
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3213
*03213HB05442INS*
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
(INS)
AN ACT CONCERNING HOMEOWNERS AND TENANTS INSURANCE UNDERWRITING BASED ON BREED OF DOG.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) With respect to a policy for personal risk insurance, as defined in section 38a-663 of the general statutes, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, amended or continued in this state, no insurer shall establish rates or minimum premiums under such policy or cancel, refuse to renew or refuse to issue such policy on the basis of the breed of any dog owned by the insured that is (1) an active or retired member of a volunteer canine search and rescue team, as defined in section 5-249 of the general statutes, or (2) a guide dog trained or being trained to assist blind, deaf or mobility-impaired persons.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit insurers from underwriting certain personal risk insurance policies on the basis of the breed of any dog owned by the insured that is an active or retired member of a volunteer canine search and rescue team or a guide dog.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
H.B. 5442