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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2695

Medicare certified long-term acute care hospitals; exempt from the hospital provider assessment subject to approval by CMS.

Sent to the Governor on March 4, 2026, and did not become law.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-145, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION MAY EXEMPT MEDICARE-CERTIFIED LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS FROM THE HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT USED FOR FUNDING THE MEDICAID PROGRAM IF SUCH EXEMPTION IS APPROVED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) AND DOES NOT RESULT IN THE STATE RECEIVING A LOWER FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION RATE FOR ANY AUTHORIZED SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM; 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 March 26, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

MedicaidJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 420 days

MedicaidFeb 16 to Mar 315 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 26 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

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 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Medicaid
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Medicaid
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 5 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 5Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 26Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To MedicaidSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To MedicaidHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 26Died On CalendarSenate