Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on March 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1692
Contracts for medical services for state inmates; require DFA to be responsible for all solicitations for proposals concerning.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL SOLICITATIONS FOR PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR INMATES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; 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 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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days
CorrectionsJan 19 to Jan 289 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 28 to Feb 36 days
CorrectionsFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days
CorrectionsFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 10
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 28Reported from CN to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported from AC to CN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 10Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3
- Feb 11Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Corrections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28DR - TSDP: CN To ACHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDP: AC To CNHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Corrections;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate