Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2534
Private auditor; direct appointment of auditing DOH and Board of Medical Licensure for compliance with certain provisions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE GOVERNOR TO SELECT AND APPOINT A PRIVATE AUDITOR TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE HAVE COMPLIED WITH FEDERAL AND STATE ABSTINENCE EDUCATION LAW, THE REAP ACT AND THE WOMEN'S HEALTH DEFENSE ACT OF 2013; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRIVATE AUDITOR TO REQUEST DOCUMENTS, CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND POSE WRITTEN QUESTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD THAT MUST BE ANSWERED WITHIN 60 DAYS; TO REQUIRE REPORTS; 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 Senate
Sponsor
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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate