Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

House Insurance Committee

As of 12/08/97 at 11:31

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HB   4  Supplemental Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Program;        Manning
        create.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  35  Automobile insurance; prohibit increase or cancellation   Bowles
        when insured not at fault.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  76  Workers' compensation;  revise definition of surviving    Green (72nd)
        spouse.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  80  Workers' compensation; revise distribution of death       Green (72nd)
        benefits.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 135  Health insurance; PERS members may prepay costs of        Moak
        before retirement.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 172  Insurance companies; write all lines of insurance         Moak
        proportionately.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 173  Health insurance; prohibit insurers from cancelling       Moak
        because insured bought second policy.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 174  Commissioner of Insurance; exclude certain religious      Moak
        publications from jurisdiction of.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 204  State and Public School Health Insurance Plans; same      Frierson
        rate charged for all dependents.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 234  Health insurance; treatment of mental illness; require    Nettles
        minimum benefits for.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 235  Property and casualty insurance; no cancellation for      Nettles
        claims not fault of insured.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 247  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Reeves
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 259  Workers' Compensation; increase number of employees       Guice
        required from five to ten.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 261  Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice    Ford
   %    Insurance; reenact and extend repealer.                
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB 281  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Moak
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 282  Insurance policies; require to provide minimum stay in    Moak
        hospital for mother after child birth.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 301  State employees' life insurance; revise date of           Endt
        adjustment.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 320  Workers' compensation; allow employee to sue employer     Green (72nd)
        for intentional torts or gross negligence.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 347  Employee Leasing Company Regulatory Act; create.          Reeves
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 354  Workers' Compensation Commission; appoint two attorneys   Guice
        to prosecute fraud cases.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 359  Pharmacy services; health plan may not charge higher      Robinson (84th)
        copay for not using certain pharmacies.                
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 391  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Ford
   %    extend repealer.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 402  State/school employees health insurance medical savings   Ford
 *      accounts; extend repealer.                             
           02/13 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 420  Mother and Infants Protection Act of 1997; create.        Holden
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 449  School employees health plan; include certain retired     Broomfield
        teachers in the plan.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 484  Workers' compensation;  provide employer the right to     Formby
        require an autopsy in death cases.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 495  Automobile insurance; insurer cannot cancel policy if     King
        insured not at fault.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 510  Insurance companies; revise certain fees paid to          Stevens
   %    Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 517  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Stevens
 * %    stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           03/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 518  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Stevens
        certain time.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 519  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
 * %    of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           04/05 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 520  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Stevens
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 527  General insurance agency; define and provide that one     Formby
   %    license be required to solicit all lines of insurance. 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 582  Cancer drugs; require insurance coverage of certain       Stevens
        drugs.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 583  Employee leasing companies; require registration with     Stevens
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
 *         04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 585  Insurance laws; make various technical amendments.        Stevens
 * %       03/24 Approved by Governor
HB 595  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; Commissioner    Stevens
   %    of Insurance may include certain underwriting fee.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 596  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
   %    remove repealer.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 613  Automobile insurance; require policies to offer           McInnis
        multiple-vehicle coverage at lower rate.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 628  Mississippi Church Property Risk Insurance Underwriting   Blackmon
   %    Association; create.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 629  Arson; revise reward for reporting.                       Blackmon
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 645  Church arson; reporting revisions, sales tax exemption    Blackmon
   %    for alarms and accountability of funds.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 661  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Cameron
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 663  Uninsured motorists; forfeit vehicle if involved in       Hamilton
        accident.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 671  State employees health insurance; authorize sheriffs to   Green (96th)
        participate in after leaving office.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 678  Hospital and medical service associations; repeal         Stevens
   %    regulation of by Commissioner of Insurance.            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 722  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Stevens
   %    Act; reenact and revise.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 723  Managed health care plans; prohibit disclosure            Barnett (92nd)
        restrictions against participating providers.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 727  Health insurance; insured may designate which policy is   Holland
        primary coverage.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 733  Universal health insurance; provide access through plan   Evans
        of Mississippi Health Finance Authority Board.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 753  Church arson; create coordinating council to assist in    Blackmon
        church rebuilding.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 757  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Cameron
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 800  Managed health care plans; provide conditions relating    Moody
        to participating providers.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 808  Workers' compensation;  expand exception to               Green (72nd)
        exclusiveness of liability.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 823  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Comans
   %    receiving license tag or driver's license.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 839  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance;       Horne
 *      create a management board.                             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 847  Workers' compensation;  prohibit retaliatory discharge    Blackmon
        of employees who file claim.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 867  Fire Safety Education Program; create under State Fire    Blackmon
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 873  Supplemental rural fire truck acquisition assistance      Bozeman
        program; create.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 878  State health plan; state employees and survivors may      McBride
        join after employee retirement or death.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 879  State health plan; employees may join after retirement;   McBride
        state pay 20% of retiree health cost.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 880  Retired state employees; state pay 20% of cost of group   McBride
        health insurance for.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 932  Insurance companies; refusing to sell policy based        Holland
        solely on age is discrimination.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 969  Insurance agents; require certain education courses for   Montgomery
 * %    licensing.                                             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
 * %    improvements.                                          
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 997  Preneed funeral services; require licensing of entities   Stevens
   %    selling.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1011  Workers compensation; appeal commission decisions to      Watson
        Supreme Court instead of circuit court.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1012  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of circuit court.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1053  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1054  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1058  Workers compensation; increase benefits for               Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1062  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1063  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1064  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1122  Managed health care plans; require to provide due         Ford
        process hearing for provider deleted from network.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1145  State and public school employees health insurance        Livingston
        plans for retirees; pay equal premiums.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1163  Alarm Contractors Licensing Act; create.                  Young
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1198  Health and accident insurance; reduce preexisting         Stevens
 *      conditions time to six months.                         
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1199  Health insurance; prohibit exclusion of certain drug      Stevens
        coverage.                                              
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1201  Small employer health benefit plans; revise definitions   Stevens
 *      and provide guaranteed issue.                          
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1202  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Stevens
   %    Act; reenact and revise.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1222  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; allow    Compretta
        fire protection district to participate.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1284  Insurance agents; allow to solicit business while         Wells-Smith
   %    awaiting certificate of authority.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1287  Business interruption insurance coverage; make            Wells-Smith
        available.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1291  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Wells-Smith
        construed.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1336  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Formby
        construed.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1337  Workers' compensation; preexisting conditions do not      Formby
        have to be occupationally disabling for apportionment  
        to apply.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1338  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Formby
        available to employers.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1344  Insurance companies; require to pay certain costs and     Compretta
        expenses in subrogation claims.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1356  Administrative Employer Organization Agreements Act;      Franks
   %    create.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1364  Uninsured motorist coverage; revise methods of            Stevens
        selecting limits.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1388  Health insurance; reimburse services of registered        Stevens
        nurse first assistant.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1390  Managed health care plans; prohibit disclosure            Ford
        restriction against participating providers.           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1391  Managed health care plans; cover ER visits based on       Ford
        "prudent lay person" standard.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1398  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Watson
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1400  Creditor-placed insurance; provide for regulation by      Guice
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1503  Workers compensation; attorney for claimant to be         Bailey
        reimbursed for certain legal expenses.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1504  Telemedicine; health insurance contracts shall not        Barnett (92nd)
        prohibit reimbursement for.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1507  Health insurance plan, state; retirees' spouses and       Broomfield
        children may participate in at any time.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1511  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act; revise       Montgomery
        certain set off requirements.                          
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1542  Insurance policies; repeal prohibition against            Montgomery
        preferred rates or premiums based on any fictitious    
        grouping.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1560  Workers' compensation self-funded pools; require          Stevens
        employers to be members of the same professional       
        associations.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1597  Mississippi Insurance Licensee and Sales Act; create.     Stevens
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1692  Medical savings accounts; reenact and remove repealer.    Stevens
   %       02/12 (H) Died In Committee
SB2005  State employees; delete requirement of adjusting life     Gordon
        insurance amounts on policy anniversary date.          
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2006  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Kirby
 * %    stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2066  Hospital and medical service associations; repeal         Kirby
   %    regulation of by Commissioner of Insurance.            
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2090  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Kirby
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2110  Motor vehicles; limitation of recovery in absence of      Dearing
 *      liability insurance.                                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2117  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; insurance       Kirby
 *      commissioner may require contribution to contingency   
        fund.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2118  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Kirby
 *      certain time.                                          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2265  Automobile insurance; extend coverage to certain          Kirby
 *      vehicles loaned by licensed dealer.                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2279  Workers' compensation; establish criteria for alcohol     Hewes
        and drug testing.                                      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2341  State and public school employees' health insurance       Hall
 *      plans; authorize capitated managed care contracts.     
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2453  Workers' Comp; allow employer to exempt parent, child     Bean
 *      or spouse.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2480  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Kirby
 * %    Act; reenact and revise.                               
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2589  Certain health insurance policies; prohibit exclusion     Jordan (18th)
        of certain drug coverage.                              
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2602  Managed health care plans; prohibit certain               Jordan (24th)
 *      restrictions relating to providers and enrollees.      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2610  Insurance; repeal fictitious grouping law.                Hewes
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2690  Uninsured motorist coverage; signed form is prima facie   Kirby
 *      evidence of rejection.                                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2810  Liquidating insurers; revise the procedure for set-offs   Kirby
        of mutual debts.                                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2811  Drug-Free Workplace Workers' Compensation Premium         Kirby
 *      Reduction Act; create.                                 
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2874  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
 * %    office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           04/03 (S) Died In Conference
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
 *      repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           04/24 Approved by Governor



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