l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1657

MS Triage, Treat and Transport to Alternative Destination Act; revise provisions related to.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-371, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF TELEMEDICINE WHEN TREATING OR ASSESSING AN ENROLLEE IN A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN IN PLACE; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-373, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MINIMUM ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR AN OUT-OF-NETWORK AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER WHEN THE REIMBURSEMENT RATES HAVE NOT BEEN CONTRACTED FOR; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO PUBLISH THE CONTRACTED RATES; TO PROVIDE WHAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN AN EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS DOCUMENT REGARDING THE AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER'S CHARGES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE; 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 19 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 517 days

InsuranceJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

InsuranceFeb 18 to Mar 3 · stopped13 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 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Referred To InsuranceSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate