Mississippi House Bill 1125 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Passed on February 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (reap)" Act For Any Person Under Eighteen Years Of Age; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Prohibit The Direct Or Indirect Use, Grant, Payment Or Distribution Of Public Funds To Any Entity, Organization Or Individual That Provides Gender Transition Procedures To A Person Under Eighteen Years Of Age; To Provide That Health Care Services Furnished In A State Or Locally-owned Health Care Facility Or By A Physician Or Other Health Care Professional Employed By The State Or Local Government Shall Not Include Gender Transition Procedures For A Person Under Eighteen Years Of Age; To Provide That Amounts Paid During A Taxable Year For Provision Of Gender Transition Procedures Or As Premiums For Health Care Coverage That Includes Coverage For Gender Transition Procedures Are Not Deductible Under The State Income Tax Laws; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With This Act; To Create New Section 43-13-117.7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid From Reimbursing Or Providing Coverage For Gender Transition Procedures For A Person Under Eighteen Years Of Age; To Amend Section 83-9-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Health Coverage Plans Are Not Required To Include Gender Transition Procedures; To Create New Section 83-9-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Health Benefit Plan Under An Insurance Policy Or Other Plan Providing Health Care Coverage Shall Not Include Reimbursement For Gender Transition Procedures For A Person Under Eighteen Years Of Age; To Amend Sections 27-7-17, 73-15-29 And 73-25-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude The Performance Gender Transition Procedures From The "practice Of Medicine" Meaning; To Amend Section 11-46-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exclude From Tort Immunity Violations Of This Act; To Amend Section 41-41-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Provide Severability If Any Part Of This Act Is Found Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.

Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act; create to regulate transgender procedures and surgeries.

Rep. Gene Newman [R]	Rep. Philip Gunn [R]	Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]	Rep. Mark Tullos [R]
Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Brady Williamson [R]	Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]	Rep. William Arnold [R]
Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]	Rep. Jill Ford [R]	Rep. Nick Bain [R]	Rep. Randall Patterson [R]

2023-02-21 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 33 N: 15 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - House - House Passed (Y: 78 N: 30 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28		Approved by Governor
2023-02-23	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-02-23	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-02-22	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2023-02-21	Senate	Passed
2023-02-21	Senate	Amendment Failed
2023-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-27	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2023-01-20	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-01-19	House	Passed
2023-01-19	House	Point of Order - Well Taken
2023-01-19	House	Point of Order Raised
2023-01-19	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	46	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	41	219	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	15	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	9	22	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1125.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1125IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1125PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1125SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1125_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1125_S_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0170010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0500004.pdf