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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2708

Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN BIRTH MOTHERS FOR DEPRESSION AT THE TIME OF BIRTH; TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS TO COVER SUCH SCREENING; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS TO HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO COVER SUCH SCREENING; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COVERAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS ABOUT MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS PROVIDING BIRTH SERVICES TO PROVIDE SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO NEW PARENTS AND, AS APPROPRIATE, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS; TO REQUIRE SUCH MATERIALS BE PROVIDED TO ANY WOMAN WHO PRESENTS WITH SIGNS OF A MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR NURSE MIDWIFE WHO RENDERS POSTNATAL CARE OR PEDIATRIC INFANT CARE TO ENSURE THAT THE POSTNATAL CARE PATIENT OR BIRTHING MOTHER OF THE PEDIATRIC INFANT CARE PATIENT, AS APPLICABLE, IS OFFERED SCREENING FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS IF SUCH PATIENT OR MOTHER IS DEEMED LIKELY TO BE SUFFERING FROM POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 83-9-48, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "INSURER" AND REQUIRE INSURERS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING; 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

2 co-sponsors

Gary Brumfield, Theresa Gillespie Isom

Its course

January 19 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 action9 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

MedicaidJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

MedicaidFeb 16 to Mar 315 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 3 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Medicaid
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from ME to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To MedicaidSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 16Referred To Medicaid;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: ME To ACHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives