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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 547

Health insurance; require insurer to honor assignment of benefits for a year or until insured revokes.

Became law as Chapter 404, Laws of 2014, signed March 19, 2014, 58 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COMMERCIAL INSURERS DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE TO HONOR AN INSURED'S ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS TO A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR STARTING FROM THE INITIAL DATE OF AN ASSIGNMENT OR UNTIL THE INSURED REVOKES THE ASSIGNMENT, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 20 to March 19, 2014, 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 action13 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Jan 277 days

InsuranceJan 20 to Jan 233 days

In the SenateJan 27 to Mar 537 days

InsuranceFeb 10 to Feb 2616 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Mar 127 days

With the GovernorMar 12 to Mar 197 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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 20 – Jan 27

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 27Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 29 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 10Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Mar 12

  1. Mar 6Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 7Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Mar 12Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 12 – Mar 19

  1. Mar 12Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Mar 19Approved by the Governor
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 27PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Referred To InsuranceSenate
  6. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  7. Mar 5AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  10. Mar 7Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  12. Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 19Approved by GovernorGovernor