l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 563

Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI HOMEOWNERS 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

2 co-sponsors

Richard Bennett, Brandon Jones

Its course

January 12 to March 2, 2010, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 1029 days

InsuranceJan 12 to Feb 221 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

InsuranceFeb 16 to Mar 2 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 12 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  5. Feb 10Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 16Referred To InsuranceSenate
  9. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate