Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 278
Health insurance; provide AG regulation and arbitration of disputes regarding billing between provider and insured.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BINDING ARBITRATION SHALL BE THE METHOD TO RESOLVE CERTAIN DISPUTES BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND INSUREDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION, SHALL ENFORCE CERTAIN PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-9-3, 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 14 to February 5, 2019, 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 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days
InsuranceJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 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 14 – Feb 5
- Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Judiciary A
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Insurance;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives