Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Tort Claims Fund and Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund; combine into one fund.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Capps
Code Sections: A 011-0046-0017, A 027-0104-0031, A 011-0046-0019
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 11-46-17 AND 27-104-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE TORT CLAIMS FUND TO THE TORT CLAIMS AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL MONIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION RECEIVES FROM STATE AGENCIES FOR THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONIES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO PAY CLAIMS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM, IN ADDITION TO BEING USED TO PAY TORT CLAIMS; TO DIRECT THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER TO TRANSFER ALL FUNDS IN THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE FUND ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT INTO THE TORT CLAIMS AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 11-46-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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