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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2542

Mississippi Maternal Health Protection Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI MATERNAL HEALTH PROTECTION ACT; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS OF POSTPARTUM CARE, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT; TO REQUIRE TIMELY POSTPARTUM FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS BY PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND CLINICS; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES TO ADOPT CERTAIN EVIDENCE-BASED MATERNAL SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND TO REPORT MATERNAL MORBIDITY DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES THAT FAIL TO IMPLEMENT SAFETY PROTOCOLS; TO AUTHORIZE THE MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 41-112-1 TO REVIEW ALL PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS WITHIN THE STATE, TO IDENTIFY SYSTEMIC CAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DEATHS AND TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING SUCH DEATHS; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A MATERNAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION FUND AND TO OUTLINE OBJECTIVES AND APPROVED FUND USES; TO SET FORTH LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; 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

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.

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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

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate