2026
Regular Session
Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "STRENGTHEN MISSISSIPPI HOMES ACT" TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE MITIGATION PROGRAM IN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE FOR RETROFITTING INSURABLE HOMES; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RENAME THE "COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM" TO THE "STRENGTHEN MISSISSIPPI HOMES PROGRAM"; TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE NEW PROGRAM; TO INCLUDE HURRICANE, TORNADO, HAIL, OR OTHER CATASTROPHIC WINDSTORM EVENT MITIGATION; TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COUNCIL; TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONAL REPORTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE; TO INCREASE THE AMOUNTS OF FINANCIAL GRANTS OFFERED BY THE STRENGTHEN MISSISSIPPI HOMES PROGRAM TO $10,000.00 PER HOME AND TO ALLOW THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE ISSUING OF GRANTS BY REGULATION; TO PROVIDE THAT GRANTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION; TO RENAME THE "COMPREHENSIVE HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM FUND" TO THE "STRENGTHEN MISSISSIPPI HOMES FUND"; TO REMOVE THE REPEALER; TO AMEND SECTION 83-5-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE FEE CHARGED FOR AN AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY; AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES.
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B
2409
Senate Bill 2409
SB 2409
S
Law
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Three/Fifths
Passage
Insurance
F
../../House_cmtes/IN.xml
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
F
../../House_cmtes/AC.xml
Insurance
F
../../Senate_cmtes/IN.xml
Michel
../../Senate_authors/Michel.xml
Kirby
../../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml
DeLano
../../Senate_authors/DeLano.xml
Seymour
../../Senate_authors/Seymour.xml
Younger
../../Senate_authors/Younger.xml
Carter
../../Senate_authors/Carter.xml
England
../../Senate_authors/England.xml
Thompson
../../Senate_authors/Thompson.xml
A
../../code_sections/083/00010191.xml
A
../../code_sections/083/00050073.xml
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01/19 (S) Referred To Insurance
2
02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3
02/10 (S) Passed
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4
02/11 (S) Transmitted To House
5
02/13 (H) Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
6
03/03 (H) DR - TSDPAA: IN To AC
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03/03 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AC To IN
8
03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
9
03/04 (H) Amended
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03/04 (H) Passed As Amended
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03/05 (H) Returned For Concurrence
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03/11 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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03/17 (S) Conferees Named Michel,DeLano,Kirby
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03/19 (H) Conferees Named Turner,Ford (54th),Zuber
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03/30 (S) Conference Report Filed
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03/30 (H) Conference Report Filed
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03/31 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
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03/31 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
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03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
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03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
21
04/01 (H) Unanimous Consent Granted
22
04/01 (H) Conference Report Adopted
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04/01 (S) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0860021.pdf
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04/01 (S) Unanimous Consent Granted
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04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
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04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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04/09 Approved by Governor
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../../../../documents/2026/dt/cr/SB2409CR.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/cr/SB2409CR.htm
Conference Report
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/cr/SB2409CR_2.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/dt/cr/SB2409CR_2.pdf
../../../../documents/2026/html/cr/SB2409CR_2.htm
Conference Report # 2
Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2409
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2409.pdf
../../../../../documents/2026/html/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2409.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2409_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
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Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2409.pdf