l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2886

Nursing homes & assisted living facilities; require rules & regulations regarding operation of during weather-related emergencies.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-11-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH SHALL PROMULGATE RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS REGARDING THE OPERATION OF NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS DURING ANY PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, DETERMINES THAT A WEATHER-RELATED CRISIS, DISASTER OR EMERGENCY EXISTS; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS ADDRESS, AT A MINIMUM, WEATHER-RELATED CRISIS, DISASTER AND EMERGENCY INSPECTIONS, LIFE SAFETY STANDARDS, MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CARE, AND PREPOSITIONING OF RESOURCES AND SUPPLIES WHEN A WEATHER-RELATED CRISIS, DISASTER OR EMERGENCY IS ANTICIPATED BASED UPON AVAILABLE WEATHER FORECAST DATA; 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

4 co-sponsors

Theresa Gillespie Isom, Justin Pope, Derrick T. Simmons, Sarita Simmons

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 action8 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

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 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee 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 Public Health and Human Services and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 16Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives