l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1038

Mississippi consumer Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO SET FORTH THE MISSISSIPPI CONSUMER INSURANCE POLICYHOLDER BILL OF RIGHTS; TO PROVIDE THAT, IN ANY ACTION FOR DAMAGES BY THE POLICYHOLDER AGAINST AN INSURER UNDER A HOMEOWNER'S 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; TO AMEND SECTION 83-5-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN POLICIES CONTAINING CONCURRENT CAUSATION EXCLUSIONS ARE DEFINED AS UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES IN THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE FROM RECEIVING GIFTS OR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY INSURANCE COMPANY DOING BUSINESS AND REGULATED WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; 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

1 co-sponsor

Billy Broomfield

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

InsuranceFeb 20 to Mar 6 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Judiciary B
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Insurance;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives