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Washington Referendum 67, Treble Damages for Unreasonable Insurance Coverage Claim Denials Measure (2007)
| Washington Referendum 67 | |
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| Topic Business regulations and Private health insurance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 67 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing consumers to collect treble damages and attorney fees from lawsuits against certain insurance companies for unreasonably denying certain coverage claims. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing consumers to collect treble damages and attorney fees from lawsuits against certain insurance companies for unreasonably denying certain coverage claims. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 67 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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910,598 | 56.70% | ||
| No | 695,326 | 43.30% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 67 was as follows:
| “ | The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5726 (ESSB 5726) concerning insurance fair conduct related to claims for coverage or benefits and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition on this bill. This bill would make it unlawful for insurers to unreasonably deny certain coverage claims, and permit treble damages plus attorney fees for that and other violations. Some health insurance carriers would be exempt. Should this bill be: Approved [] Rejected [] | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for a veto referendum.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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