Mississippi Senate Bill 2279

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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]

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow A Physician Or A Dentist To Apply For A Reinstatement Of His Or Her License After Conviction Of Certain Crimes; To Provide The Conditions That Must To Satisfied For An Applicant To Be Eligible For License Reinstatement; To Create Section 99-19-36, To Outline The License Reinstatment Process For Physicians And Dentists Convicted Of Certain Crimes As Outlined In Section 99-19-35; To Provide That The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure, Or The Mississippi State Board Of Dental Examiners, Respectfully, Shall Be Tasked With Reviewing Applications For License Reinstatement; To Provide Grounds For Denial Of A License Reinstatement Request; To Provide That The Reviewing Boards Shall Use Their Own Discretion To Create And Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement, Administer And Enforce The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

License reinstatement; apply standards to physicians and dentists to reenter practice after certain offenses.

Sen. David Blount [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-14	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
99	19	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2279.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2279IN.htm