l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1744

Department of Health and MDOC; require to establish Hepatitis C and HIV Treatment Program for state inmates.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDER TO ESTABLISH A HEPATITIS C PROGRAM AND A HIV TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR STATE INMATES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF FEMALE INMATES; 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 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 315 days

CorrectionsFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

CorrectionsFeb 20 to Mar 3 · stopped11 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 committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Corrections
  2. Feb 3Reported from PH to CN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from CN to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3DR - TSDP: PH To CNHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDP: CN To PHHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 20Referred To Corrections;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate