Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

House Bill 469

[Introduced]

Description: Workers' compensation; allow claimant to choose lump sum for permanent disability without penalty.

History of Actions:

1	01/05/99	(H)		Referred To Insurance
2	02/02/99	(H)		Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 1999
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
3/5ths vote required		No

House Committee:

• Insurance

Principal Author: Taylor

Code Sections: A 071-0003-0017, A 071-0003-0029

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMANT MAY CHOOSE A LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR PERMANENT DISABILITY WITHOUT BEING ASSESSED A PENALTY; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/02/99 at 17:06.

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