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 973
Insurance; create "Honesty is the Best Insurance Policy Act" requiring a non-coverage disclosure list on policies.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO SET FORTH THE "HONESTY IS THE BEST INSURANCE POLICY ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL POLICY WRITTEN BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SHALL INCLUDE ON THE FRONT OR FIRST PAGE OF THE POLICY A "NON-COVERAGE DISCLOSURE" CHECKLIST; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHECKLIST SHALL BE IN PLAIN ENGLISH, SHALL STATE ALL CONDITIONS, EXCLUSIONS AND OTHER LIMITATIONS OF COVERAGE UNDER THE POLICY, AND SHALL BE IN A FORMAT THAT REQUIRES THE INSURER TO PLACE A CHECK MARK NEXT TO SUCH LIMITATIONS OF COVERAGE SO THAT THE POLICYHOLDER CAN SEE WHAT COVERAGE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE POLICY; TO SET FORTH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; 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 19 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
InsuranceJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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.