Mississippi Senate Bill 2864 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 43-13-117.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid From Reimbursing Any Entity For Part Or All Of The Costs Of Care And Services Rendered For Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; To Create New Section 83-9-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Coverage Plans That Are Funded Wholly Or In Part By State Funds Or State-employee Contributions From Reimbursing Or Authorizing Payment Of Part Or All Of The Costs Of Care And Services Rendered By Any Entity For Gender Reassignment Surgery Or Services; And For Related Purposes.

State funded health plans and Medicaid; prohibit payment of gender reassignment surgery or services.

Sen. Melanie Sojourner [R]

Sen. Kathy Chism [R]

Sen. Chris McDaniel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Insurance;Medicaid

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2864.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2864IN.htm