H. B. 2243
(By Delegates Preece, Dempsey, Whitman, Hendricks
H. White and Ellis)
[Introduced February 23, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Banking and Insurance.]
A Bill to amend article six, chapter thirty-three of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirty-one-c, relating to providing a standard rate for all
motor vehicle policies in the state of West Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article six, chapter thirty-three of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirty-one-c, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. THE INSURANCE POLICY.
§33-6-31c. Standard rate for all motor vehicle policies.
All insurance rates in the state of West Virginia shall be
based on the insured driver's record rather than the region in
which he or she resides.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide one rate formotor vehicle insurance for all persons in this state for similar
makes or models of vehicles, regardless of the insured's
geographical location.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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