l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 1102

Roofing contracts; revise obligations of contractors for insurance purposes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 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

January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives