Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 548

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Title

Description: Auto liability insurance policies; authorize Commissioner of Insurance to approve or disapprove coverage for punitive damages.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/12 (H) Referred To Insurance;Judiciary A
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Chism

Code Sections: A 083-0011-0001, A 063-0015-0043, A 063-0015-0003

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-11-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY COVERAGE SO THAT SUCH COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING COVERAGE FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-15-3 AND 63-15-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES WHICH EXCLUDE COVERAGE FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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