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2010 Regular Session

House Bill 99

Automobile liability insurance; require Department of Public Safety to implement database program on uninsured motorists.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

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

15 co-sponsors

Jessica Upshaw, Richard Bennett, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Jim Ellington, Mark Formby, Mac Huddleston, Sam C. Mims, V, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Billy Nicholson, Steven Palazzo, Bill Pigott, Gary V. Staples, Ken Morgan

Its course

January 5 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days

InsuranceJan 5 to Feb 2 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 5 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives