MS HB144 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Prohibit Health Benefit Plans, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Private Review Agents From Subjecting Drugs Prescribed For The Treatment Or Prevention Of Hiv Or Aids To A Prior Authorization Requirement, Step Therapy, Or Any Other Protocol That Could Restrict Or Delay The Dispensing Of The Drug; To Amend Sections 83-9-36 And 83-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 83-5-905 And 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
HIV medications; prohibit health plans and Medicaid from subjecting to protocols that restrict dispensing of.
Sponsors
| Rep. John Hines [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2026-01-07 | House | Referred To Insurance;Medicaid |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13 | 117 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 83 | 5 | 905 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 83 | 5 | 909 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 83 | 9 | 36 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0144.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0144IN.htm |
