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HB819 - Insurance; remove filing fee on auto cancellation or nonrenewal appeals and exempt life line applicants from prelicensing requirements.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 83-11-17 And 83-11-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement Of A Fifteen Dollar Filing Fee In Automobile Cancellation Or Nonrenewal Appeals; To Amend Section 83-17-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Prelicensing Requirements Individuals Seeking Licensure In The Life Line Of Authority Only; To Amend Section 83-17-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Compensation Of A Public Adjuster; To Provide That A Public Adjuster Shall Not Participate In The Reconstruction, Repair Or Restoration Of Damaged Property That Is The Subject Of A Claim Adjusted By The Adjuster; To Provide That A Public Adjuster Shall Not Engage In Any Activities That May Be Reasonably Construed As A Conflict Of Interest; To Provide That A Public Adjuster Shall Not Have A Financial Interest In Any Salvage, Repair Or Any Other Business Entity That Obtains Business In Connection With Any Claim That The Public Adjuster Has A Contract To Adjust; To Provide That No Public Adjuster Shall Be Entitled To Any Payment, Commission, Fee Or Other Thing Of Value Of Any Insurance Settlement Or Agreed Settlement That Was Made Between The Insured And The Insurance Company Before The Public Adjuster And The Insured Entered Into A Contract For Service; To Provide That If An Insurance Company Extends A Written Settlement Offer To The Insured Before The Insured Enters Into A Contract With A Public Adjuster For Services, Then A Public Adjuster May Only Be Entitled To An Amount That Is No More Than 10% Of The Settlement Amount That Is In Excess Of The Amount That Was Offered In Writing To The Insured Prior To Entering Into The Contract With A Public Adjuster; To Authorize The Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association To Establish An Online Portal To Assist Mississippians In Selecting A Health Plan; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB818 - Insurance; revise the Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program, the MS First Responders Health and Safety Act and the Municipal and County Fire Funds.
Jerry R. Turner, William Tracy Arnold, Stephanie Mckenzie Foster
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 17-23-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program To Remove Language That Limits Eligibility Of The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program To Those Counties That Have Received Funding For Eight Rounds Or Less From The Rural Fire Truck Matching Assistance Program; To Amend Section 25-15-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Contract With A Third Party Vendor To Administer Benefits Under The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Act And To Authorize Payment For That Vendor From The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Trust Fund; To Amend Section 25-15-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That The Commissioner Of Insurance Notify The House Of Representatives And Senate Insurance Chairmen Before Making Any Distributions From The Mississippi First Responders Health And Safety Trust Fund; To Amend Section 83-1-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Credit To The Municipal Fire Protection Fund; To Amend Section 83-1-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Credit To The County Volunteer Fire Department Fund; To Bring Forward Section 83-5-72, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB820 - Independent dispute resolution; create for certain situations between large health insurers and large health systems.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create An Independent Dispute Resolution Process For Situations When A Large Health Insurer And A Large Health System Enter Into Contract Negotiations, And Those Negotiations Result In The Large Health System No Longer Being Within The Large Health Insurer's Network, And The Commissioner Of Insurance Finds That Such Exclusion Will Result In A Large Number Of Covered Persons Not Having Accessible Health Care Services Within A Geographic Area, Or A Large Number Of Covered Persons Not Having Reasonable Access To Covered Benefits Resulting In The Covered Persons Having To Receive Those Services Out Of Their Geographic Area, Or The Large Health System Is Considered An Essential Community Provider And The Exclusion Of The Large Health System Will Result In Significant Harm To Mississippi Citizens; To Provide Definition; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Order The Parties To Attempt To Resolve The Dispute Through Mediation; To Provide The Procedure For The Mediation; To Provide That If The Mediation Is Unsuccessful, The Governor May Order That The Dispute Be Determined By Binding Arbitration; To Provide The Procedure For The Arbitration; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB88 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with purchase fire fighting and fire protection equipment.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Purchasing Fire Fighting Equipment And Fire Protection Equipment For The City's Fire Department; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB95 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with paving Poplar Street.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For Paving Poplar Street In The City Of Baldwyn; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB89 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with paving South Second Street.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For Paving South Second Street In The City Of Baldwyn; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB86 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with paving Bluebell Street.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For Paving Bluebell Street In The City Of Baldwyn; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB488 - Appropriation; City of Baldwyn to assist with County Road 170 gas line extension project.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Baldwyn To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The County Road 170 Gas Line Extension Project For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
HB82 - Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Baldwyn with County Road 6105 water line replacement project.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The City Of Baldwyn, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With The County Road 6105 Water Line Replacement Project; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
HB497 - Appropriation; City of Baldwyn to assist with improvements to Brickyard Street.
Jerry R. Turner
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Baldwyn To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Engineering And Related Costs For The Relocation Of A Water Line Under And/or Near Brickyard Street And Paving Brickyard Street In The City For The Fiscal Year 2025.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Mississippi district HD-018
COMMITTEES
Mississippi House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jerry R. Turner was born in Pineville, Kentucky. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1970. He then served in the United States Army, retiring after 20 years at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After retiring from the Army, Turner worked in the private sector before deciding to run for Congress. He won election in 1994. Turner is married with 2 children.read less
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Mississippi House from Mississippi
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