Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on March 12, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 243
Health insurance policies; impose tax on premiums of to generate funds for Burn Care Fund.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO IMPOSE UPON INSURANCE COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE AN ANNUAL TAX ON THE PREMIUMS COLLECTED ON HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES AND CONTRACTS OF THE COMPANY WRITTEN IN OR COVERING RISKS LOCATED IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX SHALL BE AT A RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE THAT WILL GENERATE PROCEEDS EQUAL TO $5,000,000.00 ANNUALLY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS GENERATED BY THE TAX SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND; TO AUTHORIZE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE TAX TO COLLECT A PORTION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX FROM THE HEALTH INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 25 to March 12, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to Mar 12 · stopped47 days
InsuranceJan 25 to Mar 12 · stopped47 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 25 – Mar 12
- Jan 25Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
- Mar 12Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 25Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives