HB 717 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
01/10
HOUSE BILL 717
AN ACT prohibiting cancellation of property and liability insurance on the basis of certain political activities.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. Chase, Hills 2; Rep. DeJoie, Merr 11; Rep. Butcher, Ches 3; Rep. O'Brien, Hills 4; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
This bill prohibits an insurer from cancelling or refusing to renew a policy of an insured on the basis of political affiliation or an elected or civic position.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-1064
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT prohibiting cancellation of property and liability insurance on the basis of certain political activities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Insurance; Cancellation; Refusal to Renew. Amend RSA 417-B:2 to read as follows:
417-B:2 Cancellation; Refusal to Write; Refusal to Renew; Insufficient Grounds. No insurer shall cancel or refuse to write or renew a policy of insurance insuring against any of the contingencies set forth in RSA 417-B:1 solely because of the age, residence, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, political affiliation, elected or civic position, or lawful occupation, including the military service, of anyone who is or seeks to become insured or solely because another insurer has refused to write a policy, or has cancelled or has refused to renew an existing policy in which that person was the named insured.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.