Mississippi House Bill 565

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Passed on March 16 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-16 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "jill Gary Eure Act" Or "jill's Law"; To Require Each Health Benefit Plan, Contract Or Agreement That Is Entered Into Or Renewed On Or After July 1, 2026, Including The Medicaid Program And The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan, To Offer Coverage For Biomarker Testing For The Purposes Of Diagnosis, Treatment, Appropriate Management, Or Ongoing Monitoring Of An Enrollee's Disease Or Condition When Use Of The Test Is Supported By Medical And Scientific Evidence; To Amend Sections 43-13-117 And 83-5-907, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Health benefit plans and Medicaid; require to offer coverage for biomarker testing.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]	Rep. Christopher Bell [D]	Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]	Rep. Jansen Owen [R]
Rep. Casey Eure [R]	Rep. Jay McKnight [R]	Rep. Becky Currie [R]	Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-16		Approved by Governor
2026-03-09	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-06	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-05	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2026-03-04	Senate	Passed
2026-02-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-02-18	Senate	Referred To Insurance
2026-01-29	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-01-28	House	Passed As Amended
2026-01-28	House	Amended
2026-01-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-22	House	DR - TSDP: IN To PH
2026-01-22	House	DR - TSDP: PH To IN
2026-01-13	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	13	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	5	907	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0565.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0565IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0565PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0565SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0565_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0565_H_Amend_02.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0230010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0580014.pdf