Mississippi House Bill 1721

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "additional Living Expense (ale) Fairness And Expedited Closure Adjudication Act"; To Declare That The Legislative Purpose Of The Act Is To Establish A Process Administered By The Department Of Insurance To Ensure Timely And Sufficient Additional Living Expense Benefits Are Paid To Insured Parties Under Residential And Small Commercial Policies; To Define Certain Terms, Including "ale"; To Grant The Commissioner Of Insurance Exclusive Jurisdiction To Adjudicate Disputes Regarding Ale Matters; To Authorize Insurers And Insured Parties To Institute A Petition; To Require The Expedited Time For Addressing Petitions; To Authorize The Commissioner To Issue An Interim Ale Order To Prevent Hardship; To Prescribed Standards For Adjudicating Disputes; To Grant The Commissioner Certain Powers In Issuing Orders; To Provide That Orders Settling Ale Disputes Are Binding Unless A Rehearing Is Granted Or The Order Is Appealed To A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction; To Authorize The Commissioner To Promulgate Rules Necessary For The Enforcement Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Additional Living Expense Fairness and Expedited Closure Adjudicaiton Act; create.

Rep. Jerry Turner [R]

Rep. Kevin Ford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1721.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1721IN.htm