l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1740

MDOC; prohibit charging of inmates seeking certain healthcare services and provide kiosks at facilities for inmate requests for healthcare appointments.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' COMPREHENSIVE CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDER FROM CHARGING STATE INMATES FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNAL KIOSKS AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SO THAT INMATES CAN MAKE REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL APPOINTMENTS ELECTRONICALLY; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DISPENSATION OF MEDICATION FOR STATE INMATES TO HELP ENSURE EFFECTIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO EMPLOY ONE LICENSED OR REGISTERED DIETICIAN FOR ALL OF ITS CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO STATE INMATES FOR MEDICAL CARE AT ALL TIMES; 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

1 co-sponsor

Otis Anthony

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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

CorrectionsJan 19 to Jan 289 days

Appropriations AJan 28 to Feb 3 · stopped6 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

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 28Reported from CN to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Corrections;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: CN To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives