Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 839
Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A CLAIMANT'S FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE MEDICAL RECORDS IN SUPPORT OF A CONTROVERTED WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CLAIM; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE EMPLOYER OR CARRIER IN CERTAIN INSTANCES TO NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE THAT HIS RIGHT TO BENEFITS MAY BE BARRED BY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-66, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION RECORDS; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW NOTICE TO THE INSURED OF CANCELLATIONS AND NONRENEWALS TO BE SERVED ELECTRONICALLY AS LONG AS RECEIPT IS ACKNOWLEDGED; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983 TO EXEMPT FROM THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC RECORDS CERTAIN RECORDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION; 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 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
InsuranceJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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.