Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, deletes an obsolete requirement that the commissioner conduct a study of this state's insurance laws to determine what impediments, if any, exist that may be acting as deterrents for insurance companies in this state to underwrite policies of insurance to insure a person who has used force that is justified, including deadly force, in protecting such person's self or property, and to submit a report of the study to the general assembly no late...

Summary

HB 2578 deletes a section of Tennessee law that obligates the commissioner of commerce and insurance to conduct a study on whether state insurance rules deter companies from covering people who used justified force, including deadly force, in self‑defense. The change eliminates the study and reporting requirement, affecting the commissioner’s duties and any future analysis of those insurance issues.

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