2024 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1143: Advanced Metastatic Cancer; prohibit health plans from requiring step therapy before covering certain drugs to treat.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Prohibit Health Benefit Plans From Requiring Step Therapy Or Fail-first Protocols Before The Plan Provides Coverage Of Certain Prescription Drugs To Treat Advanced, Metastatic Cancer And Associated Conditions; To Amend Section 83-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Bill History

2/14/2024
Referred To Insurance
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Title Suff Do Pass
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Passed
House of Representatives
3/11/2024
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
3/21/2024
Referred To Insurance
Senate
4/2/2024
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
Senate
4/8/2024
Amended
Senate
4/8/2024
Passed As Amended
Senate
4/9/2024
Returned For Concurrence
Senate
4/11/2024
Concurred in Amend From Senate
House of Representatives
4/12/2024
Enrolled Bill Signed
House of Representatives
4/12/2024
Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate
4/18/2024
Approved by Governor

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Concurred in Amend From Senate
4/11/2024
121
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Passed As Amended
4/8/2024
50
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed
3/8/2024
121
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/18/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/12/20248.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/20248.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/20248.5 KB