l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 612

Vision insurance; prohibit provider contracts from establishing or limiting fees for noncovered services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 12, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PROVIDER CONTRACTS FOR VISION SERVICES IN HEALTH AND VISION INSURANCE PLANS FROM ESTABLISHING OR LIMITING FEES FOR NONCOVERED SERVICES; TO PROHIBIT A PROVIDER FROM CHARGING MORE FOR SERVICES AND MATERIALS THAT ARE NONCOVERED SERVICES UNDER A VISION PLAN THAN HIS USUAL AND CUSTOMARY RATE FOR THOSE SERVICES AND MATERIALS; 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

2 co-sponsors

C. Scott Bounds, John W. Hines, Sr.

Its course

January 20 to March 12, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 617 days

InsuranceJan 20 to Jan 288 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Mar 12 · stopped34 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 14 to Mar 418 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 6Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Holloway, Chism and Busby)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider withdrawn
  3. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  5. Mar 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 6PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6Motion to Reconsider Entered (Holloway, Chism, Busby)House of Representatives
  6. Feb 6Motion to Reconsider W/DrawnHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  9. Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 12Died On CalendarSenate