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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1143

Advanced Metastatic Cancer; prohibit health plans from requiring step therapy before covering certain drugs to treat.

Became law as Chapter 379, Laws of 2024, signed April 18, 2024, 64 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS FROM REQUIRING STEP THERAPY OR FAIL-FIRST PROTOCOLS BEFORE THE PLAN PROVIDES COVERAGE OF CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO TREAT ADVANCED, METASTATIC CANCER AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Jonathan Ray Lancaster, Carl Mickens

Its course

February 14 to April 18, 2024, 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 action13 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 823 days

InsuranceFeb 14 to Mar 520 days

In the SenateMar 8 to Apr 831 days

InsuranceMar 21 to Apr 212 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 8 to Apr 124 days

With the GovernorApr 12 to Apr 186 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

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 8

  1. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 8Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 8

  1. Mar 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 21Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Apr 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 8Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 9 – Apr 12

  1. Apr 9Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Apr 11Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Apr 12Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 12 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 12Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 18Approved by the Governor
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 21Referred To InsuranceSenate
  6. Apr 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  7. Apr 8AmendedSenate
  8. Apr 8Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Apr 9Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  10. Apr 11Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 12Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 12Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  13. Apr 18Approved by GovernorGovernor