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 1550
Voluntary statewide bleeding control program; authorize Health Dept to establish.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN COORDINATION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY STATEWIDE BLEEDING CONTROL PROGRAM; TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS AND STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO PLACE BLEEDING CONTROL KITS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER HIGH-TRAFFIC PUBLIC LOCATIONS; TO ENCOURAGE THOSE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO OFFER TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; TO PROVIDE LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO IN GOOD FAITH RENDER EMERGENCY CARE OR ASSISTANCE USING A BLEEDING CONTROL KIT OR TOURNIQUET; 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 19 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives