2019: HB 353 Insurance; create the crime of staging a motor vehicle collision
Session 2019-20On April 2, the House gave final passage to HB 353 by a vote of 107-55, after passing the Senate on March 28 by a vote of 41-10. HB 353 seeks to stymie insurance fraud schemes stemming from staged motor vehicle collisions. HB 353 would make it illegal for individuals to intentionally cause a staged motor vehicle collision for the purpose of claiming insurance benefits or filing a civil lawsuit seeking monetary damages. Not only is HB 353 important to help curb these kinds of illegal insurance fraud schemes, but more so to promote public safety by reducing injuries to the perpetrators or to the public caused by these intentional motor vehicle collisions.
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On April 2, the House gave final passage to HB 353 by a vote of 107-55, after passing the Senate on March 28 by a vote of 41-10. HB 353 seeks to stymie insurance fraud schemes stemming from staged motor vehicle collisions. HB 353 would make it illegal for individuals to intentionally cause a staged motor vehicle collision for the purpose of claiming insurance benefits or filing a civil lawsuit seeking monetary damages. Not only is HB 353 important to help curb these kinds of illegal insurance fraud schemes, but more so to promote public safety by reducing injuries to the perpetrators or to the public caused by these intentional motor vehicle collisions. |
House Sent to Governor 04/11/2019 |
