2011 House Bill 4455 / 2012 Public Act 204

Revise uninsured motorist injuries provision

Introduced in the House

March 16, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Deb Shaughnessy (R-71)

To transfer the duty to maintain an “assigned claims plan” (which is a mechanism for dealing with uninsured people injured in an uninsured motor vehicle accident) from the Secretary of State to the Michigan Automobile Insurance Placement Facility, which is the joint underwriting "pool" maintained by auto insurers for the purpose of offering auto insurance to drivers with high risk profiles.

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

Sept. 22, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Feb. 7, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To require additional department reports on the cost and effectiveness of the proposed change.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Deb Shaughnessy (R-71)

To refine transition procedures for the proposed change.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Deb Shaughnessy (R-71)

To move back certain deadlines in the bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Feb. 8, 2012

Passed in the House 103 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

Feb. 14, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Insurance

June 13, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Amendment offered

To require reports to the legislature on the assigned claims plan.

The amendment passed by voice vote

June 14, 2012

Amendment offered by Sen. Joe Hune (R-22)

To allow and prescribe procedures for an entity that has 25 or more vehicles to self-insure under the state's no-fault auto insurance law.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 3 (details)

To transfer the duty to maintain an “assigned claims plan” (which is a mechanism for dealing with uninsured people injured in an uninsured motor vehicle accident) from the Secretary of State to the Michigan Automobile Insurance Placement Facility, which is the joint underwriting "pool" maintained by auto insurers for the purpose of offering auto insurance to drivers with high risk profiles.

Received in the House

June 14, 2012

Passed in the House 108 to 1 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 26, 2012