FIFTIETH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2011

February 15, 2011

Mr. Speaker:

    Your HEALTH AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 216

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 2, line 22, after "Act", insert "and except as provided in Subsection E of this section".

     2. On page 3, line 3, after "involved", insert "and witnesses".

     3. On page 3, line 6, after "involved", insert "and witnesses".

     4. On page 3, line 8, strike the quotation marks.

     5. On page 3, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following new subsection:

          "E. An accident report may be provided without redaction to or inspected or copied without redaction by any of the following:

                (1) a party involved in the accident;

                (2) a legal representative of a party involved in the accident;

                (3) a licensed insurance agent of a party involved in the accident;

                (4) an insurance carrier using the accident report for an insurance-related purpose;

                (5) a person or entity under contract with the insurer to provide claims or underwriting information, including an insurance support organization;

                (6) a licensed private investigator;

                (7) an attorney or the attorney's representative; and

                (8) any local, state or federal agency that is

authorized by law to have access to accident reports."".,

and thence referred to the TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

Mimi Stewart, Chair

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

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