l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 449

Civil actions; provide that P&C insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, IN ANY ACTION FOR DAMAGES BY THE POLICYHOLDER AGAINST A PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURER UNDER AN "ALL PERILS" COVERAGE POLICY, THE INSURER HAS THE BURDEN OF PROOF AS TO THE APPLICATION OF ANY EXCLUSION IN THE POLICY; 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

11 co-sponsors

Carolyn Crawford, Casey Eure, Jeffrey S. Guice, Greg Haney, Timmy Ladner, Randall Patterson, John Read, Jessica Upshaw, Sonya Williams-Barnes, Henry Zuber III, David Baria

Its course

February 13 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 1329 days

Judiciary AFeb 13 to Feb 2815 days

InsuranceFeb 28 to Feb 291 day

Judiciary AFeb 29 to Feb 290 days

In the SenateMar 13 to Apr 3 · stopped21 days

InsuranceMar 26 to Apr 3 · stopped8 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 13 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Insurance
  2. Feb 28Reported from JA to IN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 29Reported from IN to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 13Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 14 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 26Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 13Referred To Judiciary A;InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 28DR - TSDP: JA To INHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 29DR - TSDP: IN To JAHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 26Referred To Insurance;Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate