Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1070
State option for healthcare coverage; direct Department of Health and Insurance Department to study and present proposal to Legislature.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE MISSISSIPPI INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL THAT CONSIDERS THE FEASIBILITY AND COST OF IMPLEMENTING A STATE OPTION FOR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE THAT LEVERAGES EXISTING STATE HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE, INCREASES COMPETITION, IMPROVES QUALITY, AND PROVIDES STABLE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE TO ENABLE POLICYMAKERS TO CONSIDER AN INNOVATIVE STATE OPTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO BENEFIT MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSAL DURING THE 2021 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 14 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 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 Feb 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Insurance
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and Human Services;InsuranceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives