Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1048
Artifical intelligence; prohibit use of in professional mental and behavioral health care.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE; TO PROHIBIT AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROVIDER FROM MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION OR STATEMENT THAT AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SUCH CARE OR PROGRAMMING A SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE; TO PROHIBIT A PERSON LICENSED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HIS OR HER PRACTICE; TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR LICENSEES USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-30-21, 73-31-21, 73-53-17, 73-54-29, 73-65-13 AND 73-66-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSEE WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT IS SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE LICENSING BOARD; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Feb 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 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives