With overwhelming bipartisan support, HB 2800 passed the Arizona House that would prevent insurance companies from canceling, or refusing to renew, fire insurance policies under certain circumstances.
The bill states that if the governor declares a state of emergency after a natural disaster or wildfire, the insurer must wait 60 days before evaluating if cancellation or renewal would happen. It would apply only to residents living within a 5-mile radius of that natural disaster or fire.
A handful of Republican lawmakers opposed the bill, like Rep. Alexander Kolodin.
“If they know that there could be an emergency declared and they can be cut off from their ability to cancel or terminate policies, then that’s going to make Arizona a relatively less desirable place to do business," Kolodin said.
But Republican Rep. David Livingston says he reached out to several insurance providers who called the bill reasonable.
The measure now heads to the Senate.
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