Mississippi House Bill 379 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Coverage For Individuals Who Are Under 65 Years Of Age, Are Not Pregnant, Are Not Entitled To Or Enrolled For Medicare Benefits And Whose Income Is Not More Than 133% Of The Federal Poverty Level, As Authorized Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; To Provide For A Statewide Special Election To Be Held On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, For The Purpose Of Determining Whether Medicaid Eligibility Will Be Expanded To Persons Authorized For Coverage Under The Federal Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting On The Question In The Special Election Vote For Expanding Medicaid To Those Persons, Then This Act Shall Take Effect On January 1, 2025; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Voting On The Question In The Election Vote Against Expanding Medicaid To Those Persons, Then This Act Shall Not Take Effect; And For Related Purposes.

Medicaid expansion; provide for statewide referendum on question of.

Rep. Earle Banks [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-22	House	Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	13	115	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0379.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0379IN.htm