Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 818
Insurance; revise the Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program, the MS First Responders Health and Safety Act and the Municipal and County Fire Funds.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-23-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE RURAL FIRE TRUCK MATCHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO REMOVE LANGUAGE THAT LIMITS ELIGIBILITY OF THE RURAL FIRE TRUCK MATCHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO THOSE COUNTIES THAT HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR EIGHT ROUNDS OR LESS FROM THE RURAL FIRE TRUCK MATCHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-409, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO ADMINISTER BENEFITS UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI FIRST RESPONDERS HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT AND TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT FOR THAT VENDOR FROM THE MISSISSIPPI FIRST RESPONDERS HEALTH AND SAFETY TRUST FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-411, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE NOTIFY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE INSURANCE CHAIRMEN BEFORE MAKING ANY DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI FIRST RESPONDERS HEALTH AND SAFETY TRUST FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE CREDIT TO THE MUNICIPAL FIRE PROTECTION FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE CREDIT TO THE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-5-72, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE 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
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 31 to April 2, 2024, 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 action7 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 31 to Mar 837 days
InsuranceJan 31 to Mar 534 days
In the SenateMar 8 to Apr 2 · stopped25 days
InsuranceMar 21 to Mar 287 days
AppropriationsMar 28 to Apr 2 · stopped5 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 31 – Mar 8
- Jan 31Referred to the House committee on Insurance
- Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 8Passed the House
In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 2
- Mar 11Sent to the Senate
- Mar 21Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
- Mar 28Reported from IN to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 31Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8PassedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 21Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 28DR - TSDP: IN To APSenate
- Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate