Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 138
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE ON MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COVERED VEHICLES AND TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN A MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY LAPSES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE EXISTENCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE OF SUCH FACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON TO WHOM THE NOTICE IS ADDRESSED SHALL HAVE THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE IN QUESTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PERSON FAILS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL SUSPEND THE REGISTRATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE UNTIL HE PROVIDES PROOF OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLE; 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 6 to February 3, 2009, 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 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 days
InsuranceJan 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 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.