Bill Text: MS HB59 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Workers' Compensation Law; require every carrier to provide coverage to employees who have a nonviolent record.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee [HB59 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2012-HB59-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Insurance; Judiciary A

By: Representative Hines

House Bill 59

AN ACT TO REQUIRE EVERY CARRIER IN THIS STATE PROVIDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGE TO AN EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE COVERAGE TO EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THAT EMPLOYER WHO HAS A NONVIOLENT FELONY CONVICTION RECORD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Every carrier in this state providing coverage in accordance to the provisions of this chapter to an employer shall provide coverage to every employee of that employer who has a nonviolent felony conviction record.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 3, Title 71, Mississippi Code of 1972.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.