Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1257 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/12/2022

                             
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
SENATE BILL 1257 	By: Quinn 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to property and casualty insur ance; 
providing definitions; requiring written permission 
for making certain claim by roofing contractor; 
requiring written permission for insurer to accept 
certain claim; providing for codification; and 
providing an effecti ve 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 1160 of Title 59, unless there 
is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows: 
A.  For the purposes of this section: 
1.  “Casualty insurance” means insurance as defined pursuant to 
Section 707 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes ; 
2.  “Property insurance” means insurance as defined pursuant to 
Section 704 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes ; and 
3.  “Roofing contractor” means a roofing contractor as defined 
pursuant to paragraph 18 of Section 1151.2 of Title 59 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes.   
 
 
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B.  Any roofing contract or providing services including but not 
limited to repair or improvement services to be paid from the 
proceeds of a property or casualty insurance pol icy shall not file 
an insurance claim on behalf of the insured without express written 
permission from the in sured.  Property and casualty insurance 
providers shall not accept claims from any other entity or person 
other than the insured for services under this subsection without 
express written permission from the insured permitting the 
submission of the claim . 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 
 
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