WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced House Bill 5541
By Delegates Rohrbach, Shamblin, W. Hall, Worrell,
Mallow, Jennings, Riley, Vance, Statler, and Phillips [Introduced February 09, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary]
 Intr HB 2024R3643
1 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
2 designated §33-17-9a, relating to establishing a minimum coverage amount of $2,000 for a
3 claim by a fire department for services provided in response to an event on insured
4 property.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 17. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE.
§33-17-9a. Minimum coverage for fire department response to event.
1 All insurers providing fire insurance on real property in West Virginia shall be liable to a fire
2 department that responds to an event on the real property requiring its services. All insurers shall
3 include in their fire insurance policies a minimum coverage amount of $2,000 for each occurrence.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase insurance coverage to a minimum amount of
$2000 that may be recovered by a fire department responding to fire call at an insured property.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 33-17-9a