Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1940 Amended / Bill

Filed 02/21/2022

                     
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
February 17, 2022 
AS AMENDED 
 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1940 	By: Hilbert of the House 
 
  and 
 
  Leewright of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to professions and occupations; 
prohibiting roofing contractor from waiving insurance 
deductible as advertisement or inducement for sale; 
requiring certain notice; providing penalty; 
construing imposition of certain fine; providing for 
codification; and providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLA HOMA: 
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 contract or 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, directl y 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   
 
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whom the insured tendered the c laim shall not be obligated to 
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, 2022. 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND TOURISM 
February 17, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED