2014 Regular Session

House Bill 226

Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law and under CHIP.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDER 65 YEARS OF AGE, ARE NOT PREGNANT, ARE NOT ENTITLED TO OR ENROLLED FOR MEDICARE BENEFITS AND WHOSE INCOME IS NOT MORE THAN 133% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TO PROVIDE MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDER 19 YEARS OF AGE AND WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS MORE THAN 133% BUT NOT MORE THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 41-86-1, 41-86-5, 41-86-7, 41-86-9, 41-86-11, 41-86-13 AND 41-86-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 13 to February 4, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 4 · stopped22 days

MedicaidJan 13 to Feb 4 · stopped22 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 4

Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations
Feb 4Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 13Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives