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Committee reports several other bills including hurricane mitigation, modular homes, rural fire trucks and insurer notice requirements

Mississippi Senate Committee
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Summary

The committee reported multiple bills to the next stage: a hurricane mitigation bill without a funding source, a modular‑home building code alignment, a rural fire truck program referral to Appropriations, and a house bill requiring at least 45 days' notice for insurance renewal or cancellation.

In addition to the specific bills discussed earlier, the committee moved several other items forward by voice vote.

House Bill 959 was described as the original hurricane mitigation program bill but without an immediate funding mechanism; the chair said the committee would extend the repealer so the program remains in place while an annual funding source is worked out.

House Bill 999 would bring modular homes into the residential building code so they can be sold as permanent dwellings; the chair clarified it addresses building codes and not local zoning, and the bill excludes certain seasonal/deer‑camp structures. A question from a member asked whether the measure applies only to new homes; the chair pointed to definitions in section 1.

House Bill 1567 covers a rural fire truck program and is double referred to Appropriations; a committee member said his county needs six trucks and noted basic truck costs have increased substantially.

A separate House bill (not numbered in the record excerpt) modifies insurance notice timing and sets a minimum 45‑day notice requirement before a renewal or cancellation effective date to give insureds time to seek alternative quotes; the committee adopted procedural 'strike off' and 'strike all as amended' motions and reported the bill.

Each item was advanced by procedural motion and voice vote as recorded in the transcript; the record shows no roll‑call tallies or detailed amendment texts in the excerpt provided.