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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
Appropriations
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Committee:
Joint Appropriations
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Local and Private - Room 409, 28 March, 2025; 10:45 A.M.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Business and Financial Institutions - Room 409, 28 March, 2025; 10:30 A.M.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
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Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
One Door Policy Task Force - Room 409, 28 October, 2025; 8:30 A.M.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
County Affairs - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
County Affairs
Committee:
Joint County Affairs
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Drug Policy - Room 409, 4 February, 2025; 10:30 A.M.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Jud B - Room 409, 14 January, 2025; 10:30 A.M.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Economic and Workforce Development - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
Economic and Workforce Development
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Committee:
Joint Economic and Workforce Development
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Vet. and Military Affairs - Room 409, 8 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M.
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Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 2018, which would create a state-funded reimbursement program to pay Tricare premiums for eligible Mississippi National Guard members. The sponsor explained the bill is intended to improve quality of life, recruiting, and retention, especially for part-time Guardsmen who lack other medical coverage. General Chris Thomas testified that the proposal is a major priority for the Guard and would help address a significant gap in insurance coverage among soldiers and airmen.
Members asked how the reimbursement would work, when payments would be made, and whether the benefit would cover the full premium. Thomas said the mechanics were still being worked out, but the intent was to reimburse members fully for their monthly premium, likely through some recurring reimbursement process. He clarified the bill is aimed at traditional part-time Guard members, not full-time AGR or federal technicians who already have medical coverage.
Senators also asked whether the benefit would extend to families. Thomas said the current version covers only the service member, though a family plan option exists and the committee discussed the possibility of pursuing that later if the numbers work. The sponsor noted an appropriation bill would be needed to fund the program, with a fiscal note estimated at $4.6 million if all eligible members participated, though that amount would likely be lower because some already have insurance. The committee then adopted a do-pass motion, approved the bill, and reported it out.
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Committee:
Joint Technology
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Insurance - Room 409, 30 January, 2025; 9:00 A.M.
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 24 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
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Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
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Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 25 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
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Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
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Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M.
Judiciary, Division B
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Committee:
Joint Judiciary, Division B
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Universities and Colleges - Room 409, 20 March, 2025; 9:00 A.M.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Highways and Transportation - Room 409, 4 March, 2025; 11:00 A.M.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 4 March, 2025; 9:00 A.M.
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