l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1409

Roofing contracts; revise obligations of contractors for insurance purposes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ROOFING CONTRACTORS TO MAKE CERTAIN DISCLOSURES TO POLICYHOLDERS WHEN MAKING CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES OF SOLICITING ROOFING SERVICES; TO STIPULATE THE TERMS TO BE INCLUDED IN A CONTRACT FOR ROOFING SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THE POLICYHOLDER AN OPPORTUNITY TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT FOR ROOFING SERVICES WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS AFTER RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THE CLAIM HAS BEEN DENIED; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE AND FORM UPON WHICH NOTICE OF CANCELLATION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR; TO REQUIRE THE ROOFING CONTRACTOR TO TENDER TO THE POLICYHOLDER ANY PAYMENTS MADE BY THE POLICYHOLDER WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER CANCELLATION BECOMES EFFECTIVE, EXCEPT IN THE EVENT THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED; TO PRESCRIBE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ROOFING CONTRACTORS WHO VIOLATE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 75-24-5 AND 75-24-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 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

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1524 days

Judiciary AFeb 20 to Mar 615 days

In the SenateMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 28 to Apr 3 · stopped6 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 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Mar 6Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 15Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 16 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 16Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 28Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 15PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 28Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate