Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2851

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Description: State building code law; make various amendments to.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Insurance
2 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/07 (S) Amended
5 02/07 (S) Passed As Amended   {Vote}
6 02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
7 02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
8 02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
9 02/14 (H) Referred To Insurance;County Affairs
10 02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: IN To CA
11 02/27 (H) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committee:

House Committees:

Principal Author: Chaney

Code Sections: A 017-0002-0001, A 017-0002-0003, A 017-0002-0005, A 019-0005-0009

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-2-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING CODES COUNCIL TO BE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WITH UNEXCUSED ABSENCES FOR MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS SHALL BE REPLACED; TO AMEND SECTION 17-2-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES THAT ADOPT OR AMEND THEIR EXISTING BUILDING CODES TO ADOPT THE CODES PROMULGATED BY THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE MANDATORY MINIMUM CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE FOR AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF BUILDING CODES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 17-2-1 AND 19-5-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO PROVIDE THAT RATE FILINGS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE MUST INCLUDE DISCOUNTS, CREDITS OR OTHER RATE DIFFERENTIALS FOR PROPERTIES ON WHICH CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF LOSS IN A WINDSTORM HAVE BEEN INSTALLED OR IMPLEMENTED; TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM BY WHICH HOMEOWNERS MAY OBTAIN AN EVALUATION OF THE WIND RESISTANCE OF THEIR HOMES WITH RESPECT TO PREVENTING DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES, TOGETHER WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE STEPS THAT MAY BE TAKEN TO UPGRADE THEIR HOMES TO BETTER WITHSTAND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS; TO ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE A COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF A COST-BENEFIT STUDY ON WIND HAZARD MITIGATION CONSTRUCTION MEASURES, WIND CERTIFICATION AND HURRICANE MITIGATION INSPECTIONS, FINANCIAL GRANTS TO RETROFIT PROPERTIES, EDUCATION AND CONSUMER AWARENESS EFFORTS, AND AN ADVISORY COUNCIL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/08/07 at 15:57.

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