Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 3
Auto liability insurance; require Department of Public Safety to implement database program on uninsured motorists.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO IMPLEMENT A MOTORIST IDENTIFICATION DATABASE PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING UNINSURED MOTORISTS IN THIS STATE; TO REQUIRE A RANDOM SAMPLING OF VEHICLE REGISTRANTS TO RESPOND TO AN INSURANCE QUESTIONNAIRE SHOWING PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE AS REQUIRED BY THE MISSISSIPPI MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY LAW; TO AUTHORIZE SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION IF THE REGISTRANT FAILS TO TIMELY RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE OR IF THE REGISTRANT DOES NOT SHOW PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE; TO AUTHORIZE A FEE FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF A VEHICLE REGISTRATION SUSPENDED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF SUCH REINSTATEMENT FEE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN SUCH SPECIAL FUND MAY BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING THE MISSISSIPPI WINDSTORM UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION IN DEFRAYING EXPENSES AND COSTS FOR REINSURANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI WINDSTORM UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION MAY USE SUCH FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING EXPENSES AND COSTS FOR REINSURANCE; 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 21 to February 19, 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 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days
InsuranceJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 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.