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Committee approves amendment and concurs on House Bill 136 to allow insurer premium reductions for homeowner preventive measures
Summary
The Senate Business and Labor committee concurred on House Bill 136 with an amendment adding specific preventive measures eligible for premium reductions, including fire alarms and compliance with the International Wildland Urban Interface Code; the bill moves to the Senate floor.
The Senate Business and Labor committee on the motion concurred on House Bill 136 Thursday and adopted an amendment that clarifies preventive measures homeowners may take to qualify for insurer premium reductions.
Senator Fitzpatrick was identified in the record as the sponsor of the amendment (HB136.001.001). Speaker 6 told the committee, “So this amendment just adds a bit more language to section 1 about the preventive measures that the homeowners can take that would help them out with the premium reduction,” and cited specific lines in the draft.
The amendment lists examples of eligible measures, including installing fire alarms and complying with the International Wildland Urban Interface Code, and adds language on the second page specifying additional eligible actions. Committee members said the changes addressed concerns raised during questioning; Senator Logie said the amendment improved the bill by incorporating those points.
The committee took a voice vote on the amendment; members signified approval and the amendment passed. The committee then voted to concur on House Bill 136 as amended, and the measure was advanced to the Senate floor.
The committee record indicates the amendment text references particular line ranges in the draft (lines 18–21 and lines 2–6 on the second page). No roll-call vote was recorded for this item in the transcript; the actions were decided by voice vote.
