Mississippi House Bill 445 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-3-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Employer Or Person Affected By The Operation Of The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan Or The Actions Of A Servicing Carrier Of The Plan Who Has A Dispute With Respect To Any Aspect Of The Plan Or The Actions Of A Servicing Carrier Of The Plan Shall Exhaust All Administrative Dispute Resolution Remedies Provided For In The Plan Prior To Commencement Of A Civil Action Against Any Servicing Carrier Of The Plan; To Provide That Punitive Damages Shall Not Be Recoverable Against Any Servicing Carrier Of The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; require exhaustion of admin dispute resolution before civil action may be filed.

Rep. Philip Gunn [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	House	Died On Calendar
2015-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0445.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0445IN.htm