l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1034

Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act; create to allow terminally ill to use in hospitals.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-137-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT" OR "RYAN'S LAW," TO SUPPORT THE ABILITY OF TERMINALLY ILL QUALIFYING PATIENTS TO SAFELY USE MEDICAL CANNABIS WITHIN SPECIFIED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND HOSPICE FACILITIES TO ALLOW TERMINALLY ILL QUALIFYING PATIENTS IN THE FACILITY TO USE MEDICAL CANNABIS; TO REQUIRE THOSE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO PROHIBIT SMOKING OR VAPING AS METHODS TO USE MEDICAL CANNABIS, REQUIRE A PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S DESIGNATED CAREGIVER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUIRING, RETRIEVING, ADMINISTERING AND REMOVING MEDICAL CANNABIS, REQUIRE MEDICAL CANNABIS TO BE STORED SECURELY AT ALL TIMES IN A LOCKED CONTAINER IN THE PATIENT'S ROOM OR OTHER DESIGNATED AREA, AND PROHIBIT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND FACILITY STAFF FROM ADMINISTERING MEDICAL CANNABIS OR RETRIEVING MEDICAL CANNABIS FROM STORAGE; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON DISCHARGE OF THE PATIENT FROM THE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, ALL REMAINING MEDICAL CANNABIS MUST BE REMOVED BY THE PATIENT OR PATIENT'S DESIGNATED CAREGIVER; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-21, 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

Its course

January 16 to March 3, 2026, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 419 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Jan 2812 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 13 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 Jan 16 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate