Bill > SB2409

Introduced Session

An Act To Create The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Act" To Establish A Comprehensive Mitigation Program In The Mississippi Department Of Insurance For Retrofitting Insurable Homes; To Amend Section 83-1-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program" To The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Program"; To Include Hurricane, Tornado Or Other Catastrophic Windstorm Event Mitigation; To Remove The Provisions For A Cost-benefit Study On Wind Hazard Mitigation Construction Measures, Wind Certification And Hurricane Mitigation Inspections, And An Advisory Council; To Increase The Amounts Of Financial Grants Offered By The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program To $15,000.00 Per Home And To Allow The Commissioner Of Insurance To Establish Criteria For Issuing Of Grants By Regulation; To Rename The "comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program Fund" To The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Fund"; To Remove The Repealer; To Amend Section 83-5-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee Charged For An Agent's Certificate Of Authority From $25.00 To $50.00; To Provide That One-half Of The Fee Will Be Deposited Into The State General Fund And One-half Of The Fee Will Be Deposited Into The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Fund; And For Other Related Purposes.

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Committee Categories

Joel Carter (R)*,  Scott DeLano (R)*,  Jeremy England (R)*,  Dean Kirby (R)*,  Walter Michel (R)*,  Mike Seymour (R)*,  Mike Thompson (R)*,  Chuck Younger (R)*, 

Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (on 02/13/2026)

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