Bill > HB974

This bill clarifies that when a divorce or annulment occurs, any designation of an ex-spouse as a beneficiary on a life insurance policy will be automatically revoked unless specific exceptions are met, such as the ex-spouse being explicitly named as the beneficiary in the divorce decree, being redesignated after the divorce, or being designated to receive the proceeds for the benefit of a child. The key provision of this bill is that this rule will apply to all such beneficiary designations made by a deceased person on or after July 1, 2026, meaning that if someone dies after that date and their ex-spouse was named as a beneficiary before their divorce, that designation will no longer be valid unless one of the exceptions is met.

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0974.xml