Mississippi Senate Bill 2774 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Claimant's Failure To Timely File Medical Records In Support Of A Controverted Workers' Compensation Claim May Result In Dismissal Of The Claim; To Amend Section 71-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Employer Or Carrier In Certain Instances To Notify The Employee That His Right To Benefits May Be Barred By The Statute Of Limitations; To Amend Section 71-3-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Confidentiality Of Workers' Compensation Commission Records; To Amend Section 71-3-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notice To The Insured Of Cancellations And Nonrenewals To Be Served Electronically As Long As Receipt Is Acknowledged; To Amend Section 25-61-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983 To Exempt From The Definition Of Public Records Certain Records Of The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.

Sen. Walter Michel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	61	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	66	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	77	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2774.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2774IN.htm