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 888
Insurance mitigation; revise various provisions related to.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-1001, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "DISASTER MITIGATION EXPENSE", "DISASTER RECOVERY EXPENSES" AND "QUALIFIED CATASTROPHE EXPENSES"; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-1003, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE LIMITS ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT MAY BE CONTRIBUTED TO A CATASTROPHE SAVINGS ACCOUNT IS AN ANNUAL LIMIT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-1005, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT CATASTROPHE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS MAY BE USED FOR QUALIFIED DISASTER MITIGATION EXPENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE AND WIND DAMAGE MITIGATION TRUST FUND SHALL FUND THE COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE AND WIND DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM; TO ADD "WIND" TO THE MISSISSIPPI COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM; TO DELETE THE REPEALER; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE "MISSISSIPPI COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE AND WIND DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND"; TO AMEND SECTION 83-2-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTRIBUTE, IN PROPORTION TO THEIR GROSS PREMIUMS, TO THE MISSISSIPPI COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE AND WIND DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED FOR THE MISSISSIPPI COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE AND WIND DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO TRANSFER FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI SURPLUS LINES ASSOCIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE AND WIND DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-2-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 2 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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 835 days
InsuranceFeb 2 to Mar 532 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 Feb 2 – Mar 8
- Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Insurance
- Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Mar 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed 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 as amended from IN to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
- Feb 2Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8PassedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 21Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 28DR - TSDPAA: IN To APSenate
- Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate