Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 308
Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions regarding.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LAW; TO REMOVE THE FIVE WORKMEN RULE; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE NO WAITING PERIOD TO RECEIVE MEDICAL BENEFITS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LAWS ON PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY AND PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 71-3-47 AND 71-3-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE TWO YEARS TO APPEAL CERTAIN DECISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION TO AN INJURED EMPLOYEE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE EMPLOYER ILLEGALLY FAILS TO HAVE WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 71-3-15, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 3 to January 31, 2017, 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 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 days
InsuranceJan 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 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 3 – Jan 31
- Jan 3Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Judiciary A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 3Referred To Insurance;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives