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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1170

Insurance; revise various provisions relating to rating bureau and require commissioner to create certain rules.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-3-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE RESPONSE DISTANCE FROM A FIRE STATION THAT MUST BE UTILIZED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE RATING BUREAU WHEN GRADING MUNICIPALITIES OR FIRE DISTRICTS FOR FIRE INSURANCE RATING PURPOSES; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE RATING BUREAU TO CONSIDER ALL SOURCES OF WATER WHEN GRADING FIRE DEPARTMENTS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SALE OF FIRE TRUCKS; TO AMEND SECTION 83-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING INSURERS FROM ADJUSTING RATES ABOVE THE BASE RATES DEVELOPED BY THE RATING BUREAU; 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

2 co-sponsors

Jerry R. Turner, William Tracy Arnold

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

InsuranceJan 19 to Jan 223 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

InsuranceFeb 16 to Mar 3 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate