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 1617
CON; require SDH to provide detailed explanation on its website of reasons for providing exemptions or deviating from the State Health Plan.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-7-187, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROVIDES FOR AN ACADEMIC EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAW FOR ANY ENTITY OR OTHERWISE EXEMPTS ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FROM HAVING TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR ANY ACTIVITY THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE A DETAILED EXPLANATION ON ITS WEBSITE OF THE REASONS FOR EXEMPTING THE PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 41-7-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT ISSUES A CERTIFICATE OF NEED THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROJECTION OF NEED IN THE APPLICABLE STATE HEALTH PLAN OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT FOLLOW THE STATE HEALTH PLAN WHEN ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF NEED, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE A DETAILED EXPLANATION ON ITS WEBSITE OF THE REASONS FOR DEVIATING FROM THE STATE HEALTH PLAN WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED; 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 committees on Public Health and Human Services and on State Affairs
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;State AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives