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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2648

Health insurance policies; authorize Commissioner of Insurance to approve or disapprove premium rates.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives'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 AMEND SECTION 83-9-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "SMALL EMPLOYER" AND "SMALL GROUP" AS USED IN THE PROVISIONS OF LAW REGULATING ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE PREMIUM RATES FOR ALL POLICIES OF ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE BASED UPON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION, AND TO REQUIRE A HEARING ON A DISAPPROVAL OF RATE CHANGE IF REQUESTED IN WRITING BY THE INSURER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 83-9-303, 83-63-3, 83-63-7 AND 83-41-331, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Jackson

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 action8 actions on 8 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 716 days

InsuranceFeb 20 to Feb 299 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Apr 3 · stopped27 days

InsuranceMar 14 to Mar 206 days

InsuranceMar 21 to Apr 3 · stopped13 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 Senate Feb 20 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 8 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 8Sent to the House
  2. Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 20Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 21Recommitted to committee in the House
  5. Apr 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To InsuranceSenate
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 7PassedSenate
  4. Mar 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Mar 14Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 20Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 21Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives