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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 498

Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO SET FORTH THE MISSISSIPPI INSURANCE POLICYHOLDER BILL OF RIGHTS; TO PROVIDE THAT, IN ANY ACTION FOR DAMAGES BY THE POLICYHOLDER AGAINST AN INSURER UNDER A HOMEOWNERS POLICY, THE INSURER HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF AS TO THE APPLICATION OF ANY EXCLUSION IN THE POLICY AND ANY EXCEPTION TO OR OTHER AVOIDANCE OF COVERAGE BY THE INSURER; 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

6 co-sponsors

Richard Bennett, Steven Palazzo, Diane C. Peranich, Jessica Upshaw, Henry Zuber III, Brandon Jones

Its course

January 30 to March 18, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Feb 2021 days

InsuranceJan 30 to Feb 1314 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 18 · stopped27 days

InsuranceFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

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 30 – Feb 20

  1. Jan 30Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Feb 13Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 20Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 22 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 22Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 13Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 20Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 20AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 20Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 22Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Referred To InsuranceSenate
  8. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate