Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Subject: INSURANCE

As of 04/25/01 at 09:43

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HB  91  Motor vehicle glass repairs; prohibit insurers from       Cameron
        recommending certain repair shops.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  92  Motor vehicle glass repairs; insurers pay labor rates     Cameron
        that are the same as body shops.                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  93  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Guice
        statutory minimum.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  94  Insurance carriers; shall honor certain assignment of     Chism
   %    benefits.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  96  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Cameron
        receiving tag.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  97  Insurance companies; prohibit from settling claim until   Cameron
        approval of insured.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  98  Genetic information; prohibit discrimination by health    Moak
        benefit plans on basis of.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  99  Health, life or disability insurance; prohibit            Fleming
        discrimination by companies based on genetic           
        information.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 101  Children's Health Insurance Program; require insurance    Moak
        companies to offer same benefits or inform             
        policyholders.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 103  State health insurance; state pay at least one-half for   Guice
        retired employees with twenty-five years service.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 104  State Health Insurance Plan; pay state's share from       Fleming
        tobacco settlement funds.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 105  State health insurance; state pay premiums for retired    Davis
        employees.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 108  Health insurance; allow school districts to establish     Mayo
        individual plans.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 126  Genetic information; define as personal property and      Fleming
        require informed consent to obtain.                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 204  Children's Health Insurance Program; may include          Moak
        parents of eligible children if funds available.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 309  Insurance agents; allow to charge insured a certain fee   Frierson
        for writing mandatory automobile liability insurance   
        policies.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 310  Insurance agents; allow to charge the insured an          Frierson
        agent's fee for writing policy.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 341  Prepaid legal services insurance; authorize insured to    Reeves
        select any active member of Mississippi Bar.           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 366  Property and casualty insurance; no cancellation for      Nettles
        claims not fault of insured.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 367  Mental illness; require insurance policies to provide     Nettles
        covered benefits for treatment of.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 373  Health insurance; mandate coverage for treatment of       McCoy
        infertility in certain policies.                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 385  Insurance contracts of school districts; place under      Taylor
 *      the public bid requirements.                           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 398  Automobile insurance; prohibit increase or cancellation   Bowles
        when insured not at fault.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 407  Automobile insurance; insurers may offer policy           Robinson (84th)
        allowing use of original parts for auto repair.        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 409  State Health Insurance Plan; authorize local government   Robinson (84th)
        retirees to participate in.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 482  Insurance; extend repealer on prohibition regarding       Ford
        commissions paid to unlicensed employees.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 491  Uninsured motorists; prohibit from collecting the first   Janus
        $10,000.00 in property damage and bodily injury.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 506  Mississippi Auto Liability Insurance No Pay - No Play     Chism
        Act; create.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 507  Standardized health insurance drug prescription card;     Chism
        establish.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 534  Health insurance policies for eye and dental care;        Dedeaux
        charge insurer interest if not paid timely.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 546  Medicaid and CHIP; expand eligibility to include          Espy
        parents and caretaker relatives of certain children.   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 559  Health insurance; senior status judges continue to        Moak
        receive state insurance coverage.                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 563  Voluntary Code Compliance Act; create.                    Dedeaux
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 589  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Moak
        statutory minimum.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 594  Health insurance; prohibit insurers from canceling        Moak
        because insured bought second policy.                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 598  Commissioner of Insurance; exclude certain religious      Moak
        publications from jurisdiction of.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 601  Health insurance; PERS members may prepay costs of        Moak
        before retirement.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 608  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to or higher than      Moak
        liability limits.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 641  Insurance policies; remove requirement that a resident    Stevens
        agent must sign.                                       
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 642  Nonresident insurance agents; allow to own an interest    Stevens
        in a Mississippi agency.                               
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 643  Insurance companies; require written approval of the      Stevens
 *      commissioner before paying extraordinary dividends.    
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 644  Insurance regulations; revise.                            Stevens
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 646  Life insurance; prohibit unfair discrimination against    Stevens
        subjects of abuse.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 647  Disability income insurance; prohibit unfair              Stevens
        discrimination against subjects of abuse.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 648  Property/casualty insurance; prohibit unfair              Stevens
        discrimination against subjects of abuse.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 649  Insurance agents and bail agents; remove automatic        Stevens
 *      suspension of licenses before hearings.                
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 650  Insurance companies; revise various fees imposed by the   Stevens
   %    Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 652  Insurance companies; authorize deposit of securities      Stevens
        with clearing corporations and federal reserve         
        book-entry system.                                     
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 653  Commissioner of Insurance as attorney for all insurance   Stevens
   %    companies; require for service of process.             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 655  Insurance department regulations; revise certain to       Stevens
        eliminate reference to repealed statutes.              
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 656  Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act; create under      Stevens
        authority of Insurance Commissioner.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 657  Disclosure of nonpublic personal information by           Stevens
 *      insurance licensees; regulate.                         
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 658  Insurance producers; provide licensure requirements.      Stevens
 * %       03/29 Approved by Governor
HB 659  Fire Safety Education Division; create in Fire            Stevens
        Marshal's Office of the Department of Insurance.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 661  Unfair Trade Practices Model Act; create.                 Stevens
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 662  Health benefit plans; prohibit unfair discrimination      Stevens
        against subjects of abuse.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 663  Bail bonds; revise procedures within the Department of    Stevens
        Insurance to determine if bond is uncollectible.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 667  Health insurance policies; require to provide certain     Stevens
 *      benefits for treatment of mental illness.              
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 703  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); provide       Smith (39th)
        comprehensive pediatric dental care under.             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 719  Health insurance; require reimbursement for services of   Broomfield
        a podiatrist.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 736  Judges; allow retiring judges to continue to receive      Watson
        state insurance coverage at their own expense.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 738  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is     Watson
        mandatory in every automobile policy.                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 739  Motor vehicle liability insurance; raise statutory        Watson
        minimum.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 740  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 741  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 744  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 745  Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject     Watson
        knowingly in writing to decline coverage.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 879  Health insurance; require policies to cover               Moody
        comprehensive rehabilitation services.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 894  State Health Insurance Plan; allow certain retired        Clarke
        employees' spouses to buy back into.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 927  State and school employees health insurance; pay          Fillingane
        increases in premium cost from tobacco settlement      
        funds.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 932  Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for   Formby
  $%    portion of self-employment taxes paid by self-employed 
        individuals.                                           
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB 974  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 975  Patient Protection Act; transfer administration from      Moody
        Insurance Department to Health Department.             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 983  CHIP; provide for more informative denial notice and      Holland
        for referral of denied applicants to consumer          
        assistance programs.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1015  Insurance Department and Fire Academy; transfer certain   Capps
 *   V  funds into the State General Fund.                     
           03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1036  State health Insurance Plan; elected officials not        Compretta
        reelected may rejoin plan after age 60.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1052  State bid laws; require agencies and local governing      Frierson
   %    authorities to bid for insurance.                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1075  Insurance reform feasibility study committee; create.     Scott (80th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1086  Retirees' health insurance benefits; allow certain        Mayo
        elected political subdivision members to receive.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1102  Health insurance coverage; shall include bone mass        Whittington
        measurements.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1103  Uninsured motorist insurance; insurers may offer the      Stevens
        option of stacking or nonstacking coverage.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1124  Voluntary Basic Health Insurance Coverage and Small       Denny
        Employer Health Benefit Plans; revise eligibility.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1137  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1149  Health insurance; require reimbursement for services of   Stevens
        marriage and family therapists.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1180  State Employees Health Insurance; pay for certain exams   Eads
        from Tobacco Trust Fund.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1190  Public construction contracts; decrease liability         Reynolds
        insurance to amount required before 2000.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1210  State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance;     Stringer
        allow certain retirees to enroll in the plan.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1357  Glass repair; insurers shall not recommend a particular   Cameron *
        contractor for automobile glass repair.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1386  Health insurance; provide for penalties on insurers who   Eads
        fail to pay certain claims in a timely manner.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1393  Insurance agents; revise the definitions to include       Ketchings
        certain individuals or corporations.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1477  State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance      Denny
        Plan; include municipal employees.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1491  Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act; create.        Stevens
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1492  Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act; create.        Stevens
 *         02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB1517  Appropriation; DFA for funding state employees health     Fredericks
        insurance to reduce premiums for participants.         
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1529  Income tax; provide reduction for taxpayers filing        Ketchings
  $%    individual returns.                                    
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1553  Income tax; increase amount deductible as an adjustment   Rotenberry
  $%    to gross income for health insurance costs of          
        self-employed individuals.                             
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1563  Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance    Howell
  $%    from gross income.                                     
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1600  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
 *         03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2017  Insurance agents; exempt 65 or older from continuing      Dearing
 *      education requirements.                                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2031  Insurance policies; policy controls over foreign          Kirby
        language advertisement.                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2073  Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act; enact.         Kirby
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2094  Health insurance plans; require coverage for treatment    Gordon
        of social anxiety disorder.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2101  State Employee Health Insurance; state pay premiums for   Carmichael
        certain retired employees.                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2159  Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act; create under      Kirby
        authority of Insurance Commissioner.                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2160  Insurance regulatory laws; make various amendments.       Kirby
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2162  Insurance companies; authorize deposit of securities      Kirby
        with clearing corporations and Federal Reserve         
        book-entry system.                                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2207  Disclosure of nonpublic personal information by           Kirby
        insurance licensees; regulate.                         
           02/28 Approved by Governor
SB2216  State health insurance plan; school district food         Cuevas
        service employees' benefits paid from state funds.     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2250  State and School Employee Life Insurance Plan; revise     Dearing
 *      definition of "annual wage."                           
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2293  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan          King
        premium cost increases; to be funded from tobacco      
        litigation expendable fund.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2297  Appropriation; Department of Insurance; Add'l FY2001.     Gordon
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2302  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan          Browning
        premium cost increases; to be funded from tobacco      
        litigation expendable fund.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2308  "Patient Protection Act"; transfer administration from    Huggins
        MS Department of Insurance to MS Department of Health. 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2310  Health insurance; remove requirement that certain rules   Kirby
        impacting nurse practitioners be jointly promulgated.  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2315  Rehabilitation services coverage; mandate in health       Huggins
        insurance policies.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2340  Health insurance; require reimbursement for services of   Kirby
        marriage and family therapists.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2359  Insurance producers; provide licensure requirements.      Kirby
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2361  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Kirby
 *      statutory minimum/make primary offense.                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2370  Health care utilization review; enrollees and providers   White (5th)
        may appeal adverse decisions to Insurance Department.  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2375  MS Rural Risk Underwriting Association Law; include       Thames
        Class 8 property.                                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2394  Comprehensive Health and Insurance Risk Pool; coverage    Burton
        shall be comparable to State and School Employees      
        Health Insurance Plan.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2405  Uniform prescription drug information cards; require      Canon
        from health policy insurers.                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2500  Income tax; exempt insurance companies in order to        Minor
  $%    simplify calculation of insurance premium tax          
        liability.                                             
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2528  School districts; authorize to purchase                   Hewes
   %    revenue-interruption insurance.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2534  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2596  Truth in Jury Trials Act; create.                         Walls
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2605  Health insurance; provide for penalties on insurers who   Kirby
        fail to pay certain claims in a timely manner.         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2634  Auto liability insurance; require insurers to furnish     Farris
        to the State Tax Commission certain information        
        regarding.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2660  Auto liability insurance; require lienholder's name to    Kirby
        be placed on insurance check as loss payee.            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2667  Public Employees' Retirement System; provide for health   Minor
        insurance for all retirees.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2683  Judges; continue insurance coverage after resignation.    Turner
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2711  State Employees Health Insurance; pay for certain exams   Tollison
        from Tobacco Trust Fund.                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2727  Insurance companies; prohibit refusal to provide          Kirby
        quotations to certain agents.                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2739  Health insurance policies; require to provide certain     Thames
        benefits for treatment of mental illness.              
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2742  Insurers; offer stacking and nonstacking coverage of      Kirby
 *      uninsured motorist insurance.                          
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2743  Insurers; may appoint director with relationship to its   Kirby
        managing general agent.                                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2751  Public Purchasing Law; agencies and governing             Canon
   %    authorities shall purchase contracts for insurance in  
        accordance with.                                       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2785  Health insurance coverage; shall include bone mass        Dawkins
        measurement.                                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2801  Health Insurance; require policies to provide coverage    Kirby
        for treatment of diabetes.                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2852  Retirement; certain municipal or county employees who     Furniss
        receive retirement benefits may be provided health     
        insurance benefits.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2921  Appropriations; Dept. of Insurance, Fire Personnel        White (29th)
        Minimum Stds.; FY2002.                                 
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2948  Charitable gift annuities; issuance does not constitute   Hewes
 *      engaging in business of insurance.                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2952  State and School Life Insurance Plan; delete provision    Robertson
        requiring board approval of certain group plans.       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2963  Larger fraternal benefit societies; enact model act to    Kirby
 * %    regulate.                                              
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2968  Appropriations; Department of Insurance; Addl. FY2001.    Gordon
 *         03/19 Approved by Governor
SB2977  Health benefit plans; prohibit unfair discrimination      Blackmon
        against subjects of abuse.                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3000  Post-Mastectomy care for women; require.                  Jordan
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3143  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Chaney
 *$%    investment of certified capital.                       
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3151  Approp.; DFA - Insurance Division - supplemental health   Jackson
        ins. for law enforcement; FY 2002.                     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee

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