HB 1085 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Mississippi National Guard Servicemembers Medical Readiness Act.

HB 1085 creates a program to reimburse Mississippi National Guard members for costs of Tricare Reserve Select health coverage and Tricare Dental premiums. It directly affects Guard members who pay these premiums themselves and do not have health/dental coverage through a civilian employer. The Mississippi Military Department will administer the program, using funds approved annually by the legislature, and must report yearly on participation and program effectiveness to the legislature. The bill ensures state reimbursement only covers premiums not already covered by federal sources.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill title was updated to reflect its current status as passed by the House, and the act's description was expanded to explicitly mention the creation of a Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program. This change clarifies the bill's purpose and scope by adding a specific program component that was not detailed in the original introduction.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the establishment of a Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program for National Guard servicemembers, which was not explicitly mentioned in the original version.
SCOPE

The bill title was changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect its legislative status.

A new Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program was added to the act's description, indicating grants will be awarded to reimburse certain National Guard members for Tricare premiums.

Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

1210
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 122
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic40
40 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican80
79 Yea 1
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations A
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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