Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, House.
Sam Creekmore IV
Sponsored
Became law9
CON; revise certain provisions of.
Ibogaine; authorize SDH to select a consortium to conduct a drug development clinical trial with, to secure FDA's approval of.
Landscape architects; authorize to participate with multi-disciplinary engineer and architecture firms.
Mississippi Veterinary Practice Act; amend to include certain provisions for certified veterinary technicians.
Radiologist assistants; authorize certain communications with health care providers.
Health benefit plans and Medicaid; require to offer coverage for biomarker testing.
Dept. of Health; authorize to increase fees by certain percentage during next three fiscal years.
Small Community Hospital Pilot Program; establish.
Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Act; revise certain provisions.
Passed the House9
Bobbie Gentry Day; declare June 3 as.
Union County Heritage Museum; designate as the official state barbeque museum.
Mental health; authorize assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) as alternative to impatient commitment for certain persons.
Health insurance; require coverage for genetic testing for inherited mutation and evidence-based cancer imaging.
Public Health Trust Fund; divert a certain percentage of funds collected under the Medical Cannabis Act into for 4 years.
Mississippi Health Information Exchange; create.
Controlled substances; provide for automatic scheduling of psilocybin after federal scheduling.
Rural Health Transformation Program; vendors and entities selected to provide goods and services under are subject to a competitive bidding process.
Opioid Settlement Fund and Advisory Council; bring forward sections creating.
Out of committee8
Airway clearance devices; require certain facilities to maintain in the facility, and provide immunity for good faith use of.
Hearing aid specialists; reduce minimum age for person applying for license and set time period to pass exams.
Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation for Healing (MissHEALTH) Pilot Program; establish for mental health crisis situations.
Mental health; delete requirement for chancery clerks to provide certain records to DMH each quarter.
Behavioral Threat Assessment Program; require State Department of Education and Department of Mental Health to establish.
Obesity medicine; define as within practice of medicine and allow physicians to prescribe obesity drugs via telemedicine.
MS Farm & Food Security Act of 2026; create.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital; authorize owners to sell or lease subject to certain conditions.
In committee22
CRNAs; not required to collaborate/consult with anesthesiologist during all phase of the anesthetic period.
International physicians; authorize MS license for certain who are sponsored by an in-state health care provider.
Mental Health First Aid Training; require for instructional and administrative personnel employed by public school districts.
Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition.
Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program; create and provide funding for.
Mental Health; revise appointment of Board of Mental Health and Executive Director.
Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation for Healing (MissHEALTH) Pilot Program; establish for mental health crisis.
School resource officers; require to undergo Mental Health First Aid training.
In-state tuition; provide that 12 months of residency in MS shall constitute eligibility for.
Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; eliminate that position within DFA.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the State Department of Health.
Rural Physicians and Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Programs; create.
DHS; authorize to use combination of reporting systems.
DMH; require to promulgate performance standards and perform periodic audits to assess community mental health centers.
Juvenile Justice Diversion Program; authorize to operate as re-petition and post-adjudication diversions for juveniles.
Interstate Massage Compact; create.
Medication aides; provide for certification of by State Department of Health.
CON; require issuance of to establish home health agency or agencies in Copiah and Stone Counties.
Statewide Obstetrics System of Care; authorize Board of Health to establish standards for.
Board of Pharmacy; authorize to establish an alternative to discipline program for licensees who have impairments.
Behavioral health professions; impose certain requirements for persons who establish residence in MS seeking licensure in.
CRNAs; exempt from requirement for collaborative agreement after completion of certain practice hours.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
Appropriation; Child Protection Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Appropriation; Health, Department of.
Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Fire Academy.
Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.
Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of.
Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.
Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.
Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.
Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Certification Board.
Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services, Department of.
Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.
Passed the House · 1
Parkinson's Disease Research Registry; establish within State Department of Health.
In committee · 2
Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act, Insurance Administrators and Managing General Agents; bring forward sections relating to.
Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.