MS HB385

Arbitration clauses in contracts between sellers/providers and Mississippi citizens are nonbinding, allowing citizens to pursue all legal remedies in state courts regardless of arbitration provisions

Applies to contracts executed on or after July 1, 2021

Amends existing arbitration statutes to make arbitration subject to the new nonbinding provision, including general arbitration agreements, public contracts, and Mississippi Transportation Commission contracts

International contracts involving the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning are also subject to the nonbinding arbitration provision for contracts executed after July 1, 2021

Preserves the option for parties to voluntarily submit disputes to arbitration, but removes the binding enforcement of arbitration clauses in consumer and citizen contracts