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SB2409 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-04-06

Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes.

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 Establish Criteria For The New Program; To Include Hurricane, Tornado, Hail, Or Other Catastrophic Windstorm Event Mitigation; To Establish An Advisory Council; To Provide For Operational Reports To Be Submitted To The Governor And The Legislature; To Increase The Amounts Of Financial Grants Offered By The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program To $10,000.00 Per Home And To Allow The Mississippi Department Of Insurance To Establish Criteria For The Issuing Of Grants By Regulation; To Provide That Grants Shall Be Subject To Appropriation; 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; And For Other Related Purposes.

Bill Details

State

Mississippi

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history...

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Sponsors

Walter Michel (Sen - R)
Dean Kirby (Sen - R)
Scott DeLano (Sen - R)
Joseph Seymour (Sen - R)
Charles Younger (Sen - R)
Joel Carter (Sen - R)
Jeremy England (Sen - R)
Mike Thompson (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 H Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-06 S Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-01 S Unanimous Consent Granted
2026-04-01 S Conference Report Adopted
2026-04-01 H Conference Report Adopted
2026-04-01 H Unanimous Consent Granted
2026-03-31 S Conference Report Filed
2026-03-31 H Conference Report Filed
2026-03-31 H Recommitted For Further Conf
2026-03-31 S Recommitted For Further Conf
2026-03-30 H Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30 S Conference Report Filed
2026-03-19 H Conferees Named Turner,Ford (54th),Zuber
2026-03-17 S Conferees Named Michel,DeLano,Kirby
2026-03-11 S Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-05 H Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-04 H Passed As Amended
2026-03-04 H Amended
2026-03-03 H Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-03-03 H DR - TSDPAA: AC To IN
2026-03-03 H DR - TSDPAA: IN To AC
2026-02-13 H Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2026-02-11 S Transmitted To House
2026-02-10 S Passed
2026-02-03 S Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19 S Referred To Insurance

Votes

2026-02-10 Senate Passed Yea: 52 Nay: 0
2026-03-04 House Passed As Amended Yea: 116 Nay: 1
2026-04-01 House Conference Report Adopted Yea: 121 Nay: 0
2026-04-01 Senate Conference Report Adopted Yea: 52 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-19 S Insurance
2026-02-13 H Insurance

Amendments

0000-00-00 House Committee Amendment No 1

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-19 Introduced
2026-02-11 Engrossed
2026-04-06 Enrolled

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