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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2012</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Health insurance policies; authorize Commissioner of Insurance to approve or disapprove premium rates.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "SMALL EMPLOYER" AND "SMALL GROUP" AS USED IN THE PROVISIONS OF LAW REGULATING ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE PREMIUM RATES FOR ALL POLICIES OF ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE BASED UPON CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION, AND TO REQUIRE A HEARING ON A DISAPPROVAL OF RATE CHANGE IF REQUESTED IN WRITING BY THE INSURER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 83-9-303, 83-63-3, 83-63-7 AND 83-41-331, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>04/03/12 at 16:21</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 816</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  816</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 816</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2012</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Insurance</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/IN.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Insurance</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>T</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/IN.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Chism</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Chism.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0009-0001</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00090001.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0009-0005</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00090005.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0009-0303</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00090303.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0063-0003</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00630003.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0063-0007</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00630007.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>083-0041-0331</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/083/00410331.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/20 (H) Referred To Insurance</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/13 (H) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2012/pdf/votes/house/0710019.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/16 (S) Referred To Insurance</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>04/03 (S) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0816PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0816PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0816IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0816IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0816PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2012/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0816PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
