MS SB2068 | 2011 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 83-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Policies Containing Concurrent Causation Exclusions Are Defined As Unfair Methods Of Competition And Unfair And Deceptive Acts Or Practices In The Business Of Insurance; To Provide That, Whenever A Loss Under A Homeowners Or Commercial Property Insurance Policy Is Caused By A Combination Of A Covered Risk And An Excluded Risk, An Insurer Shall Be Liable If The Covered Risk Was The Efficient Proximate Cause Of The Loss; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Property insurance; policy with concurrent causation exclusion is unfair and deceptive act/adopt efficient proximate cause doctrine.
Sponsors
| Rep. David Baria [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-01 | Died In Committee | |
| 2011-01-04 | Referred To Insurance |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2068.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2068IN.htm |
