l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 605

Commissioner of Insurance; require to establish a state health insurance exchange.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-253, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 83-9-251, 83-9-255 AND 83-9-257, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO A STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-214, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY FUNDS HELD BY THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE RISK POOL ASSOCIATION ON JUNE 30, 2026, SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MISSISSIPPI HEALTH INSURANCE STATE EXCHANGE TRUST FUND; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 83-9-201, 83-9-203, 83-9-205, 83-9-207, 83-9-209, 83-9-211, 83-9-211.1, 83-9-212, 83-9-213, 83-9-215, 83-9-217, 83-9-219, 83-9-221 AND 83-9-222, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISH THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE RISK POOL ASSOCIATION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 13 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 13 to Feb 1230 days

State AffairsJan 13 to Feb 321 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

InsuranceFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 13 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 19Referred To InsuranceSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate