Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: MDOC; prohibit charging of inmates seeking certain healthcare services and provide kiosks at facilities for inmate requests for healthcare appointments.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' COMPREHENSIVE CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDER FROM CHARGING STATE INMATES FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNAL KIOSKS AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SO THAT INMATES CAN MAKE REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL APPOINTMENTS ELECTRONICALLY; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DISPENSATION OF MEDICATION FOR STATE INMATES TO HELP ENSURE EFFECTIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO EMPLOY ONE LICENSED OR REGISTERED DIETICIAN FOR ALL OF ITS CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO STATE INMATES FOR MEDICAL CARE AT ALL TIMES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (H) Died In Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1444 | DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals. | unknown |
| HB 1613 | Drug trafficking; revise dosage units and regulate abortion-inducing drugs. | enrolled |
| HB 1625 | Virtual currency kiosks; require licensure in accordance with Money Transmission Modernization Act. | enrolled |
| HB 1701 | Technical violations; clarify that certain sentencing limits shall not apply to intervention or drug court participants regarding. | enrolled |
| HB 377 | The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs. | enrolled |
| SB 2110 | Child neglect; create crime related to the deprivation of necessary supervision. | enrolled |
| SB 2778 | Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into. | enrolled |
| SB 3088 | Appropriation; Corrections, Department of. | enrolled |