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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 896: Insurance; require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices.

In committee 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 896 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance; require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices. Primary sponsor: Chris Bell (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris BellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Otis AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Zakiya SummersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68

“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 Insurance

Sources

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