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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1572: Rare Disease Task Force; create within the MS Rare Disease Advisory Council.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1572 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Rare Disease Task Force; create within the MS Rare Disease Advisory Council. Primary sponsor: Angela Cockerham (Independent). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Independent 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Angela CockerhamPrimary sponsorIndependentHouse96
Omeria ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Public Health and Welfare
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed
  5. Committee Substitute Adopted
  6. Read the Third Time
  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  8. Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source