l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 997

Preneed contracts; allow naming of substitute provider at any time, and require all to be funded by insurance beginning 7-1-13.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 10, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-63-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT INSURED OR HIS REPRESENTATIVES UNDER A PRENEED CONTRACT TO NAME A SUBSTITUTE PROVIDER FOR THE CONTRACT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT, WHETHER THE CONTRACT IS REVOCABLE OR IRREVOCABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PRENEED CONTRACT IS FUNDED BY TRUST, THE TRUSTEE SHALL TRANSFER ALL OF THE FUNDS IN TRUST, INCLUDING INTEREST EARNINGS ON THE FUNDS, TO THE SUBSTITUTE PROVIDER WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE PRENEED CONTRACT IS FUNDED BY INSURANCE, THE CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING BY THE ORIGINAL PROVIDER TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-63-59 AND 75-63-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-63-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT ALL PRENEED CONTRACTS SOLD ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2013, BE FUNDED BY INSURANCE, AND REQUIRE THAT ALL PRENEED CONTRACTS EXISTING ON JULY 1, 2013, THAT ARE FUNDED BY TRUST BE CONVERTED TO INSURANCE FUNDING; 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

Its course

January 17 to February 10, 2011, 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 action6 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 10 · stopped24 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Jan 258 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 10 to Feb 10 · stopped0 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 17 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 3Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  5. Feb 10Recommitted to committee in the House
  6. Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives