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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 979: Medicaid; exclude from participation any providers that perform or are affiliated with performance of abortions.

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 979 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Medicaid; exclude from participation any providers that perform or are affiliated with performance of abortions. Primary sponsor: Becky Currie (Republican). 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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Becky CurriePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92

“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 Medicaid

Sources

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