l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1760

Opioid Settlement Fund and Advisory Council; bring forward sections creating.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 30, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-103-305 AND 27-103-305.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATED THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND AND PROVIDES FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF ABATEMENT SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND NONABATEMENT SETTLEMENT FUNDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 41-153-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATED THE MISSISSIPPI OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND ADVISORY COUNCIL, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI OPIOID RESPONSE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ACT TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR MISSISSIPPI OPIOID SETTLEMENT GRANTEES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI OPIOID RESPONSE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (MSORCE) IS CREATED WITH AND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CENTER REGARDING OPIOID ABATEMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA EVALUATION; 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

Omeria Scott

Its course

January 19 to March 30, 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 action15 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 315 days

Appropriations AFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 523 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 20 to Mar 311 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Mar 30 · stopped25 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations A
  2. Feb 3Reported from PH to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from AP to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 9 – Mar 30

  1. Mar 9Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 17Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Creekmore IV, Felsher and Deweese
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, Boyd and Thompson
  5. Mar 30Died in conference in the House
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3DR - TSDP: PH To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDP: AP To PHHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 5AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 9Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  12. Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 23Conferees Named Creekmore IV,Felsher,DeweeseHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 23Conferees Named Wiggins,Boyd,ThompsonSenate
  15. Mar 30Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives