SB 2479 - Mississippi Senate (2026) - "Creating Transparency and Accountability in Dental Services Act"; enact.

Sponsor

First Action

Jan 19, 2026

Latest Action

Feb 16, 2026

Origin Chamber

Senate

Type

Bill

Bill Number

2479

State

Mississippi

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

J. Walter Michel

Primary

Benjamin Suber

Cosponsor

Blackmon

Cosponsor

Blackwell

Cosponsor

Boyd

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

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Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

Hillman Terome Frazier

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

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Cosponsor

Lydia Graves Chassaniol

Cosponsor

Michael McLendon

Cosponsor

Scott DeLano

Cosponsor

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 10, 2026

Motion Text

Passage

Senate Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DuPree

Yes

Gary Brumfield

Yes

Gillespie Isom

Yes

Hartness

Yes

Hillman Terome Frazier

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Johnson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lydia Graves Chassaniol

Yes

Michael McLendon

Yes

Mike Thompson

Yes

Mumford

Yes

Neil S. Whaley

Yes

Nicole Boyd

Yes

Philman Ladner

Yes

Pope

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Taylor

Yes

Tyler McCaughn

Yes

W. Briggs Hopson III

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (2)

Current version

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2479PS.htm

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2479PS.pdf

As Introduced

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2479IN.htm

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2479IN.pdf

Actions (7)

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02/16/2026

House

Referred To Insurance

02/12/2026

Senate

Transmitted To House

02/12/2026

Senate

Motion to Reconsider Tabled

02/10/2026

Senate

Motion to Reconsider Entered

02/10/2026

Senate

Passed

02/03/2026

Senate

Title Suff Do Pass

01/19/2026

Senate

Referred To Insurance

Sources

MS Legislature

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2479PS.pdf

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/Senate_authors/Michel.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Blackwell.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/McMahan.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Frazier.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Rhodes.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Chassaniol.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/England.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/McLendon.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Fillingane.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/DeLano.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Wiggins.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Blount.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Younger.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Suber.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Kirby.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Boyd.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Thomas.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Harkins.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/DeBar.xml

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Blackmon.xml

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2479.xml

Open States

https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2479/

Record Created

Jan 20, 2026 3:34:16 AM

Record Updated

Feb 16, 2026 10:17:01 PM