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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 856: Advanced, metastatic cancer; delete repealer on prohibition against health plans requiring step therapy before covering certain drugs to treat.

Enacted 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 856 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Advanced, metastatic cancer; delete repealer on prohibition against health plans requiring step therapy before covering certain drugs to treat. Primary sponsor: Kevin Felsher (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): Approved by Governor.

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 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin FelsherPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse117
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. Approved by Governor
  2. Enrolled Bill Signed
  3. Enrolled Bill Signed
  4. Returned For Enrolling
  5. Passed
  6. Title Suff Do Pass
  7. Referred To Insurance
  8. Transmitted To Senate
  9. Passed
  10. Title Suff Do Pass
  11. Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Sources

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