Mississippi House Bill 512

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program And The Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Loan Repayment Under The Programs, Including Employment At Certain Rural Hospitals And Clinics And In Certain Communities; To Authorize Up To Ten Annual Awards Under Each Program Upon Completion Of Each Year At A Qualifying Hospital, Clinic Or Other Health Care Facility Or In A Qualifying Community; To Require The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board To Administer The Program; To Establish The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program Fund And The Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Program Fund In The State Treasury; To Bring Forward Sections 37-144-1 Through 37-144-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 37-144-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program At Such Time As The Last Class Of Recipients Has Completed The Obligations Of The Program; To Bring Forward Sections 37-146-1 Through 37-146-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Create New Section 37-146-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Repeal The Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program At Such Time As The Last Class Of Recipients Has Completed The Obligations Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

Rural Physicians and Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Programs; create.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	144	1	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	11	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	13	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	15	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	17	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	19	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	21	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	3	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	5	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	7	New Code	See Bill Text
37	144	9	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	1	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	11	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	13	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	17	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	19	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	21	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	3	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	5	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	7	New Code	See Bill Text
37	146	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0512.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0512IN.htm