Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 986
Insurance Department Fraud Detection Trust Fund; rename Insurance Department Fund and redesignate as a special fund.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT FRAUD DETECTION TRUST FUND AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 83-2-33 AND 83-5-72, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RENAME THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT FUND AS THE "INSURANCE DEPARTMENT FRAUD DETECTION TRUST FUND"; TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANIES, LIFE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MAY BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL FUND; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT MONIES COLLECTED FROM THESE COMPANIES BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE GENERAL FUND AND THAT EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE BE DEFRAYED BY STATE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS; 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 16 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
InsuranceJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Insurance;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives