68th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1995 Regular Session

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LC 2496

                           A-Engrossed

                         Senate Bill 462
                  Ordered by the Senate April 6
            Including Senate Amendments dated April 6

Sponsored by Senators CEASE, YIH, Representative OAKLEY; Senators
  BAKER, BRADBURY, DUKES, HAMBY, HANNON, JOHNSON, KINTIGH,
  LEONARD, LIM, McCOY, SHANNON, SORENSON, TROW, Representatives
  BEYER, BROWN, CARTER, CORCORAN, COURTNEY, EIGHMEY, FAHEY,
  GORDLY, JOHNSTON, LEHMAN, LOKAN, MANNIX, MILNE, MINNIS, NAITO,
  PIERCY, PROZANSKI, QUTUB, RASMUSSEN, ROBERTS, ROSS, SHIELDS,
  SOWA, TARNO, THOMPSON, UHERBELAU, VANLEEUWEN, WELLS, WOOTEN,
  WYLIE (at the request of Eileen Rasmussen, Twila Salchenberg,
  Mid-Valley Child Care Associates; Char Kingsburg, Salem Home
  Child Care Association; Rhonda Chmelir, Child Care Connection
  of Jefferson, Josephine, Douglas, Deschutes and Jackson
  Counties; Chris Kuran, Provider Resource Organization,
  LaGrande, The Dalles, Beaverton/Aloha, Hillsboro/Forest Grove,
  North Portland, Southwest Portland, Tigard/Tualatin, Yamhill
  County, Astoria, East County Portland, Gresham, Northeast
  Portland, Southeast Portland, Oregon City/Milwaukie/Clackamas
  County, Benton County, Josephine County, Lane County, Lincoln
  County, Linn County, Salem; Becky Follis, Dallas Child Care
  Association; Sharon Boller, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Child
  Care Council; Lisa Grimes, Central Oregon Child Care
  Connection; Jeannie Suihkonn, Family Child Care Network Task
  Force; Eunice Olson for Josephine County Chapter PRO)


                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

  Prohibits insurer from canceling or refusing to issue or renew
homeowners' or renters' liability or fire insurance solely on
ground that policy holder is family day care provider.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to insurance for family day care providers.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this Act is added to and made a
part of ORS chapter 742. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) An insurer offering homeowner or renter
liability or fire insurance may not cancel or refuse to issue or
renew a policy on a private home solely on the basis that the
policyholder is a family day care provider.
  (2) A homeowner or renter liability or fire insurance policy
may not provide coverage for losses arising out of or in
connection with day care provided by a family day care provider
except by a separate indorsement for which premiums are paid.
Coverage for losses arising out of or in connection with day care
by a family day care provider may be provided only by such an
indorsement or by a separate policy.
  (3) As used in this section, 'family day care provider' has the
meaning given in ORS 657A.250. + }
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