l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1117

Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act; create to require annual reporting.

Became law as Chapter 375, Laws of 2026, signed March 17, 2026, 57 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE CREATING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DENTAL SERVICES ACT; TO REQUIRE DENTAL INSURANCE CARRIERS TO PERFORM DENTAL LOSS RATIO CALCULATIONS AND FILE A DENTAL LOSS RATIO ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE SUCH REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER TO FILE A REPORT ON THE DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY CARRIERS WITH BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEES; 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

19 co-sponsors

Kevin Felsher, Jody Steverson, Fred Shanks, Jay McKnight, Dana McLean, Kent McCarty, Jansen Owen, Celeste Hurst, Jonathan McMillan, Jerry R. Turner, Christopher M. Bell, Elliot Burch, Jill Ford, Kevin Horan, Lance Varner, Kimberly Remak, Casey Eure, Rodney Hall, Josh Hawkins

Its course

January 19 to March 17, 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 action14 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Jan 289 days

InsuranceJan 19 to Jan 223 days

In the SenateJan 28 to Mar 536 days

InsuranceFeb 4 to Feb 2622 days

With the GovernorMar 5 to Mar 1712 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 19 – Jan 28

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 28Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 29 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 5Amendment failed in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 9 – Mar 17

  1. Mar 9Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 10Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the House for enrolling
  4. Mar 11Enrolled bill signed in the House
  5. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  6. Mar 17Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 28PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 4Referred To InsuranceSenate
  6. Feb 26Title Suff Do PassSenate
  7. Mar 5Amendment FailedSenate
  8. Mar 5PassedSenate
  9. Mar 9Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  10. Mar 10Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  11. Mar 10Returned For EnrollingSenate
  12. Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  14. Mar 17Approved by GovernorGovernor