Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Insurance Committee

As of 04/21/98 at 09:06

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HB  18  Automobile insurance; insurers shall allow use of         Robinson (84th)
        original and name brand after market parts for repair. 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  29  Workers' compensation; death claims shall include         Moak
        interest for beneficiaries.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  41  Automobile insurance; prohibit increase or cancellation   Bowles
        when insured not at fault.                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  43  Workers' compensation; prohibit retaliatory discharge     Blackmon
        of employees who file claim.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  58  Health insurance; prohibit insurers from cancelling       Moak
        because insured bought second policy.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  60  Commissioner of Insurance; exclude certain religious      Moak
        publications from jurisdiction of.                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  69  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Moak
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  75  Insurance companies; write all lines of insurance         Moak
        proportionately.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  81  Health insurance; prohibit insurance carriers from        Holden
        cancelling coverage on basis of abuse.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  88  Automobile insurance; require insurers to allow           Stevens
        participation by certain repair shops.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 122  Fire loss; revise method law enforcement agencies         Stevens
        release certain information.                           
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 137  Life insurance; certain policy form fees shall be         Stevens
   %    deposited in the Insurance Department Fund.            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 138  Insurance companies; revise privilege tax on.             Stevens
  $%       02/25 (H) Died In Committee
HB 150  Workers' Compensation; revise definition of surviving     Green (72nd)
        spouse.                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 151  Workers' compensation; allow employee to sue employer     Green (72nd)
        for intentional torts or gross negligence.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 152  Workers' compensation; expand exception to                Green (72nd)
        exclusiveness of liability.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 154  State health insurance; state pay full cost for           Smith (27th)
        employees drawing PERS disability retirement allowance.
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 164  Property and casualty insurance; no cancellation for      Nettles
        claims not fault of insured.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 165  Health insurance; treatment of mental illness; require    Nettles
        minimum benefits for.                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 191  Workers' compensation; employers who terminate            Guice
        membership in self-insured group are liable for certain
        amounts.                                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 194  Property and casualty insurance companies; establish a    Stevens
   %    minimum assessment per year for Insurance Department   
        Fund.                                                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 195  Life, health and accident insurance companies and         Stevens
   %    health maintenance organizations; establish minimum    
        assessment per year.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 208  Workers' Compensation Commission; appoint two attorneys   Guice
        to prosecute fraud cases.                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 221  Water heaters; decrease temperature requirements for      Young
        certain hot water supply storage tanks and heaters.    
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 288  Managed care; HMO report expenditures and receipts        Howell
        related to state managed care contract.                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 325  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for              Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 327  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Watson
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 328  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 329  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 353  Insurance company officers; prohibit the president and    Stevens
        treasurer from being same individual.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 354  Insurance companies; require stock company permits to     Stevens
        sell or exchange stock between companies in the holding
        company system.                                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 365  Rural Fire Truck Fund; increase monies in the fund for    Manning
        continuation of program.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 378  Automobile insurance; policy must be in effect for 60     Stevens
   %    days before cancellation hearing request.              
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 379  Manufactured homes; revise certain license fees charged   Stevens
   %    by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           02/10 (H) Died In Committee
HB 380  Burial associations; eliminate the use of cash as a       Stevens
        security deposit.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 383  Insurance companies; revise capital requirements and      Stevens
   %    privilege taxes.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 424  Public employees health insurance; allow employees to     Stevens
        pay additional amounts for higher levels of coverage.  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 426  Retired state and school employees health insurance;      Stevens
        revise benefits.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 427  Health maintenance organization and managed care plans;   Holden
        provide certain requirements.                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 428  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; create.           Stevens
 * %       04/17 Approved by Governor
HB 461  Fire protection sprinkler contractors; require            Stevens
   %    licensing of.                                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 462  Public employees health insurance plans; allow            Stevens
        assessment of penalties on entities delinquent in      
        submitting employee terminations.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 463  State and Public School Employee Health Insurance         Stevens
        Management Board; allow to contract with managed care  
        organization.                                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 468  Fire Safety Education Division; create under State Fire   Stevens
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 474  Health insurance plans and policies; require to offer     Williams
 *      coverage for diabetes treatments.                      
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 494  Automobile insurance; prohibit rate increase solely       Holland
        because insured driver received certain traffic        
        citation.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 503  Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice    Ford
   %    Insurance; reenact and extend repealer.                
           02/10 (H) Died In Committee
HB 505  Managed health care plans; prohibit disclosure            Howell
        restrictions against participating providers.          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 519  Workers' compensation; provide employer the right to      Formby
        require an autopsy in death cases.                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 527  State and school employees' insurance; combine the two    Stevens
        plans into one plan.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 528  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion,          Stevens
 *      Reorganization and Merger Act; create.                 
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 589  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Thornton
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 702  Public School Employees Health Insurance Plan; allow      Stringer
        certain retired teachers to enroll in the plan.        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 710  Health insurance; senior status judges continue to        Moak
        receive state insurance coverage.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 718  Insurance policy provisions; require primary insurers     Robinson (84th)
        to file certain information with secondary insurers.   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 728  Universal health insurance; provide access through plan   Evans
        of Mississippi Health Finance Authority Board.         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 751  Rural Fire Truck Program; fully funds the program for     Reynolds
        certain number of years.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 778  Health insurance plans; provide an option for insured     Stevens
 *      to elect coverage for certain child immunizations.     
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 796  Insurance; no recovery for first $10,000 of damage for    Brown
        any owner failing to maintain motor vehicle coverage.  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 856  Mammography; insurance policies shall offer coverage      Clarke
 *      for annual screenings.                                 
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 890  Insurance policies; repeal prohibition against            Ryan
        preferred rates or premiums based on any fictitious    
        grouping.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 896  Health insurance; insured may designate which policy is   Holland
        primary coverage.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 911  Managed care entity; liable to patient if recommended     Howell
        treatment not allowed and patient becomes ill.         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 916  State and Teachers Health Insurance Plans; premiums by    McCoy
        retirees to be equal under both plans.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 923  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Montgomery
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 967  State Employees Health Insurance Advisory Council;        Guice
        appoint certain agency employees to council.           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 989  Life insurance; increase amounts for which retired        Barnett (116th)
        state employments may continue coverage into           
        retirement.                                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1051  Health maintenance organizations; prohibit from           Moody
        requiring prior authorization for emergency services.  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1052  Health maintenance organizations; require to meet         Moody
        federal solvency standards and not certain state       
        solvency requirements.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1059  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Comans
   %    receiving license tag or driver's license.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1071  State and teachers health insurance plan; allow members   Reynolds
        of Public Employees' Retirement System in plan.        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1103  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
   %    of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           02/10 (H) Died In Committee
HB1105  Domestic mutual insurance companies; authorize merger     Stevens
        with foreign or other domestic mutual insurance        
        companies.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1136  Senior judges; allow continuation in state insurance      Green (72nd)
        plans.                                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1138  Health insurance; certain disabled state officials may    Green (72nd)
        continue participation in the state plan.              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1141  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Formby
        available to employers.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1156  State Employees Health Insurance; reinstate persons       Eaton
        terminated due to incorrect retirement benefit         
        calculation.                                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1182  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Cameron
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1203  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Cameron
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1264  Automobile insurance; require policies to offer           McInnis
        multiple-vehicle coverage at lower rate.               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1292  Workers' compensation; preexisting conditions do not      Formby
        have to be occupationally disabling for apportionment  
        to apply.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1298  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Formby
        construed.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1314  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; bring    Straughter
        forward for purpose of amendment.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1327  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Evans
        revise eligibility requirements for health plan.       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1331  Health insurance; require disclosure of medical           Holden
        conditions to individuals examined for insurance       
        coverage.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1362  Health insurance policies; require to provide certain     Montgomery
        benefits for preventive services.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1375  Workers' Compensation; allow claimant to choose lump      Taylor
        sum payment for permanent disability without penalty.  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1431  Cemetery merchandise; establish bond requirements for     Taylor
   %    pre-need sale.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1453  Preneed funeral services; increase trust fund deposit     Stevens
 * %    and license under the Department of Banking.           
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1516  State Fire Academy; abolish Minimum Standards Board and   Montgomery
 * %    transfer duties to State Fire Academy.                 
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1537  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1538  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1541  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        Supreme Court instead of circuit court.                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1542  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of circuit court.         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1543  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1560  Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain   Moody
 *      benefits for anesthesia for dental treatment.          
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1573  Workers' Compensation; worker must give notice of         Formby
        injury before termination.                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1616  Property insurance; authorize creditor to purchase if     Guice
        debtor fails to maintain on collateral.                
           02/10 (H) Died In Committee
HB1649  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; bring    Stevens
        forward for purposes of amendment.                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1660  Business interruption insurance coverage; make            Wells-Smith
        available under Windstorm Underwriting Association.    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1893  Property and casualty insurance; require buy-back         Guice
 *  @   provision for deductibles.                             
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
 * %       03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2164  Insurance companies; Commissioner increase assessments    Kirby
   %    on.                                                    
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2209  Health care utilization review; require concurrence of    Bean
 *      physician licensed in Mississippi.                     
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2215  Diabetes, child immunizations and mammography coverage;   Bean
 *      require certain insurance policies to include.         
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2219  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
 *      entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2238  Fire protection; make rural fire truck funds available    Lee
 *      in 1998.                                               
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2332  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion and       Kirby
 *      Reorganization Act; create.                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2386  Retired state and school employees health insurance;      Kirby
 *      revise benefits.                                       
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2388  MS Insurance Rating Bureau; remove repealer on.           Kirby
   %       03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2393  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
 *      entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2397  Emergency services under HMO contracts; prohibit prior    Bean
 *      authorization.                                         
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2430  Domestic mutual insurance companies; authorize merger     Kirby
        with foreign or other domestic mutual insurance        
        companies.                                             
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2496  Workers' comp; establish criteria for drug and alcohol    Hewes
 *      testing under.                                         
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2627  Manufactured homes; revise license fees for               Kirby
 * %    manufacturers of.                                      
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2809  Property and casualty insurers; authorize filing for      Ross
 *      decrease in rates.                                     
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB3029  Dental procedures under anesthesia; require health        Dearing
 *      insurance coverage for.                                
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
SB3078  Insurance agents; provide continuing education            Kirby
 *      requirements.                                          
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee



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