l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1711

Medical cannabis; dispensary may sell directly to the designated caregiver without the qualifying patient being present.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A REGISTERED DESIGNATED CAREGIVER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS FOR THE CAREGIVER TO RENEW HIS OR HER REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD UNDER THE MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-137-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A DISPENSARY MAY DISPENSE MEDICAL CANNABIS DIRECTLY TO A REGISTERED DESIGNATED CAREGIVER ON BEHALF OF A REGISTERED QUALIFYING PATIENT, AND THE REGISTERED QUALIFYING PATIENT DOES NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT WITH THE REGISTERED DESIGNATED CAREGIVER WHEN THE CAREGIVER IS PURCHASING THE MEDICAL CANNABIS FROM THE DISPENSARY; 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 February 12, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 12 · stopped24 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 315 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 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives