Bills in the 2026 Regular Session, Senate.
Kevin Blackwell
Sponsored
Became law2
Official state tartan; designate.
Mississippi Pediatric Access To Critical Health Care Protection Act; enact.
Passed the Senate8
Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedure, fines and temporary practice authority.
CON; a party that loses a hearing that party requested on an applicant's request for a CON shall pay all fees related to such hearing.
Radiologist assistants; revise licensure qualifications for and authorize preliminary interpretation report with initial observations.
Medicare certified long-term acute care hospitals; exempt from the hospital provider assessment subject to approval by CMS.
Medicaid; make various amendments to the provisions of the program.
Older Mississippians Act; create.
Mississippi Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act; enact.
Mississippi Patient Protection Act of 2026; create.
Out of committee2
Medicaid; require reimbursement for certain vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) surgical implant procedures.
Protecting Disabled Citizen Choice in Residential Access Act; enact.
In committee42
Health insurance; prohibit insurers from discriminating against durable medical equipment and set reimbursement rate.
Elections; public official's qualification as candidate deemed resignation of current office.
Health insurance; require health benefit plans to follow new procedure related to step therapy protocol for CRF-COPD treatment.
Tax sale; county to retain any overbid amount and landowner prohibited from requesting recovery of.
Medicaid and health insurance insurers; create provisions effecting parity in the prescription of pain medication.
Medicaid; delete repealer on provision requiring payments to border city university-affiliated pediatric teaching hospital.
Candidate qualifications; require all candidates running for elected offices in Mississippi be natural born US citizens.
Civics Test; require passing score for high school graduates and high school equivalency diploma applicants.
School board members; authorize grounds and prescribe procedures for removal from office.
Dead bodies; criminalize the sale of.
Statute of limitations; except sexual battery from.
Reckless endangerment; create crime of.
State holidays; designate days of general elections for statewide offices as.
In-person early voting; allow one week before election.
Primary elections; change date to June.
Legislative offices; define vacancy.
Affidavit ballots; reduce length of time within which certain persons must present proper voter ID or execute religious exemption.
State Board of Health Professions; create and set out membership/board qualifications, powers and duties.
Nurse practitioners; authorize to dispense legend drugs to patients.
State Board of Dental Examiners; clarify powers and duties relating to practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
Medicaid reimbursements; revise certain provisions relating to a psychiatric residential treatment facility in DeSoto County.
Podiatric medicine and podiatrists; revise certain definitions related thereto.
Appointed state officers; provide for the removal of for certain forms of willful neglect.
Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee; establish.
MS Medical Cannabis Act; allow cannabis use by certain persons when conventional treatment options have proven ineffective.
Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status and other provisions and create Board of Health Professions.
Advanced practice registered nurses; revise collaboration requirement.
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; remove potency limits for cannabis flower and trim and for cannabis tinctures, oils and concentrates.
Independent flight control authority; provide during flu season when ICU capacity is below 10% at any time for burn victims.
Advanced practice registered nurses; revise provisions related to APRNS/nurse anesthetists.
MS Medical Cannabis Act; eliminate required follow-up visit and extend written certification and registry ID card validity periods.
CON; organize various provisions of into separate code sections.
Dental hygienists; revise certain requirements for and provisions regarding practice under general supervision.
MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages.
Homeowners associations; cap fees for estoppel certificates.
City of Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Olive Branch for upgrades to and the widening of Highway 305.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to University of Mississippi for the Center for Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority for a new regional wastewater treatment system.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee.
General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to MDCPS for temporary hotel placement and contracted care provider.
General Fund; additional appropriation to the Desoto County School District to defray its expenses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish.
Open seasons; extend those ending on a Saturday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.
Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.
Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.
Appropriation; Pharmacy, Board of.
Vetoed · 2
Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program; create.
Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority.
Passed the Senate · 15
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact.
Lottery; delete provision that ceases payment of Lottery Proceeds Fund monies into the State Highway Fund effective July 1, 2028.
Mississippi Math Act; enact.
Sales tax; exempt certain agricultural and logging items.
School curriculum; require that schools teach civics courses before completion of high school.
Artificial intelligence; define.
Healing Outreach, Prevention and Education (HOPE) Act; enact to require nurse training on and reporting of suspected human trafficking.
"Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.
Capacity Project Fund; direct transfer to.
J.P. Wilemon, Jr., Financial Literacy Act; enact.
Health insurance; require coverage for biomarker testing for certain purposes when supported by medical and scientific evidence.
Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.
Appropriation; Tourism, Department of.