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Committee advances wide statutory rewrite of claims commission; lawyers and members flag business‑entity representation issue
Summary
The claims commission bill rewrites many statutes to clarify definitions, formalize practices, and add small‑claims and special‑master authority; members raised concerns that a provision requiring attorney representation for corporate/business entities could bar small businesses from filing claims without counsel.
The subcommittee considered an extensive set of changes to claims commission statutes intended to clean up language, codify current practice and improve efficiency. Catherine Irby of the Claims Commission and Senator Rand Garner presented the measure and walked members through rewritten sections and several new provisions.
Key changes include clarified definitions (general assembly, insurer, state agency, subrogation claim), codified administrative duties for the commission director, a new…
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