Mississippi House Bill 1479

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Pending: House Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide For A Hurricane Deductible; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That For All Homeowners' Insurance Policies Or Other Policies Insuring A One- Or Two-family Owner Occupied Premises For Fire And Allied Lines, Issued Or Renewed By Authorized Insurers On Or After January 1, 2026, Any Separate Deductible That Applies In Place Of Any Other Deductible To Loss Or Damage Resulting From A Named Storm Or Hurricane Shall Be Applied On An Annual Basis To All Named-storm Or Hurricane Losses That Are Subject To The Separate Deductible During The Calendar Year; To Bring Forward Sections 83-2-3, 83-5-1, 83-1-191, 27-7-1001, 27-7-1003, 27-7-1005, 27-7-1007, 83-34-16, 83-75-1, 83-75-3, 83-75-5, 83-75-7 And 83-34-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Insurance; revise the hurricane deductible.

Rep. Richard Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	7	1001	New Code	See Bill Text
27	7	1003	New Code	See Bill Text
27	7	1005	New Code	See Bill Text
27	7	1007	New Code	See Bill Text
83	1	191	New Code	See Bill Text
83	2	3	New Code	See Bill Text
83	34	1	New Code	See Bill Text
83	34	16	New Code	See Bill Text
83	5	1	New Code	See Bill Text
83	75	1	New Code	See Bill Text
83	75	3	New Code	See Bill Text
83	75	5	New Code	See Bill Text
83	75	7	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1479.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1479IN.htm