Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2554
Practice of medicine; provide for use of HIPAA-compliant telecommunications systems and practice of obesity medicine.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MEANING OF "PRACTICE OF MEDICINE" TO INCLUDE THE PRACTICE OF OBESITY MEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-34, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MEANING OF "TELEMEDICINE" TO INCLUDE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN AT A DISTANT SITE TO A PATIENT LOCATED AT AN ORIGINATING SITE, USING HIPAA-COMPLIANT TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING SYNCHRONOUS OR ASYNCHRONOUS ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, REMOTE MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES AND STORE-AND-FORWARD TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PHYSICIAN PRACTICING OBESITY MEDICINE MAY PRESCRIBE A LEGEND DRUG, INCLUDING GLP-1 THERAPEUTICS, TO A PATIENT VIA TELEMEDICINE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE TO ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL RULES AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT WITHIN 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT; 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