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HB 121 - Insurance; tobacco crop; length of coverage

Barnard, Terry (154th)

Status Summary	HC:	Ins	SC:	Ag	FR:	01/15/99	LA:	04/28/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 32 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, so as to provide for available length of terms under certain crop insurance policies providing certain coverage for tobacco crops grown in this state; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 33-32-6

HB 121                                             LC 25 1139 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 32 of Title 33 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to property insurance, so as to 
  1- 3  provide for available length of terms under certain crop 
  1- 4  insurance policies providing certain coverage for tobacco 
  1- 5  crops grown in this state; to provide an effective date; to 
  1- 6  repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Chapter 32 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-10  Annotated, relating to property insurance, is amended by 
  1-11  adding a new Code Section 33-32-6 to read as follows: 
 
  1-12    "33-32-6. 
 
  1-13    Any insurer issuing on or after the effective date of this 
  1-14    Code section a policy providing crop insurance coverage, 
  1-15    other than federal crop insurance pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
  1-16    1501, et seq., for tobacco crops grown in this state 
  1-17    against loss or damage due to wind, hail, or both shall 
  1-18    make available such coverage for a term extending until 
  1-19    such time as the tobacco crop is harvested, either as a 
  1-20    part of or as an optional endorsement to such policy of 
  1-21    crop insurance." 
 
  1-22                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-23  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  1-24  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  1-25                           SECTION 3. 
 
  1-26  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  1-27  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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