Senate Bill 118

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Last Action 02/13/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title AN ACT relating to credit personal property insurance.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1660
Sponsor B. Storm
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of Subtitle 19 of KRS Chapter 304 to establish regulatory requirements relating to credit personal property insurance; define terms; establish exemptions from the regulatory requirements; establish limits on the amount and term of credit personal property insurance sold in conjunction with a closed-end credit transaction; require credit personal property insurance to cover a substantial risk of loss of, or damage to, the collateral pledged or secured in the credit transaction; prohibit an insurer from requiring bundling of other credit insurance coverages and from using gross debt in determining premiums; require a creditor to deliver, or cause to be delivered, a policy, certificate, memorandum or other disclosure disclosing the costs and coverage within 30 days after the date of the loan; require policies, certificates, plans, contracts, applications, enrollment forms, and schedules of premiums rates to be filed with the commissioner of the Department of Insurance; establish requirements for the refund of unearned premiums upon cancellation prior to the scheduled maturity date; establish requirements relating to the reporting and payment of claims; provide that a person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner may request an administrative hearing; provide that a violation by an insurer is subject to the penalty provisions of Subtitle 99 of KRS Chapter 304; amend KRS 304.19-010, 304.19-020, 304.19-080, 304.19-090, and 304.19-130 to conform; direct that certain sections apply to contracts issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act.
Index Headings of Original Version Banks And Financial Institutions - Credit transactions, credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Insurance - Credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Loans, Credit, Interest, And Usury - Credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
State Agencies - Department of Insurance, credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Property - Credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
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Actions

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01/23/26
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
02/06/26
  • to Banking & Insurance (S)
02/10/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/11/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12 2026
02/12/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/13/26
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except exempt vehicle financial protection products from the credit personal property insurance regulatory requirements; delete language requiring the Commissioner of Insurance's approval of credit personal property insurance policies, certificates, plans, or contracts.
Index Headings Banks And Financial Institutions - Credit transactions, credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Insurance - Credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Loans, Credit, Interest, And Usury - Credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
Property - Credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements
State Agencies - Department of Insurance, credit personal property insurance, regulatory requirements

Last updated: 2/17/2026 6:57 PM (EST)