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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1940 By: Hilbert of the House
and
Leewright of the Senate
[ professions and occupations - prohibiting roofing
contractor from waiving insurance deductible as
advertisement or inducement for sale - effective
date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1151.30 of Title 59, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
A residential or commercial roofing contractor providing repairs
or improvement services to be paid by an insured from the proceeds
of a property or casualty insurance policy shall not, as an
inducement to the sale or provision of goods or services to an
insured, advertise or promise to pay, directly or indirectly, all or
part of any applicable insurance deductible or offer to compensate
an insured for providing any service to the insured. If a roofing
contractor violates the provisions of this section, the insurer to
whom the insured tendered the claim shall not be obligated to
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consider the estimate prepared by the roofing contractor. Every
roofing contractor shall provide a written notification of the
requirements of this section with its initial estim ate. The
adjuster or insurer shall provide a written notification of the
requirements of this section in the initial estimate relating to the
claim.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
Passed the House of Represen tatives the 3rd day of March, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021.
Presiding Officer of the Senate