# Mississippi HB 1637: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health. Mississippi HB 1637, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1637-2026 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi HB 1637 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Health and Human Services, Public Health and Welfare - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (345 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State panel reviews fetal and infant deaths: benefit, low. The law creates a state panel to review fetal deaths and deaths of infants up to one year old. It reviews sudden, unexpected deaths of infants and children, including SIDS, SUID, and SDY cases, using nationally recognized practices and relevant health information. The Health Department checks that… - Agencies and providers share death records: mixed, low. Agencies and officials must provide information the panel requests for its death and near-death reviews. Doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies must give reasonable access to relevant records, including records of the person who died and their birth mother. The panel sets the deadline and may extend it… - Private records and meetings for death reviews: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, records used in required Health Department mortality reviews, including child, maternal, and fetal and infant death reviews, are confidential. Review materials generally cannot be released, used as evidence, subpoenaed, or obtained through discovery, and panel members general… - Sensitive radiation records stay private: mixed, low. Some Health Department records about radioactive materials and radiation devices are confidential when they could reveal sensitive details, such as their location, amount, security, or transport. Records identifying certain licensees are also confidential when disclosure could create a health, safe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 121 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Passed | pass | 121 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-04-01: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-29: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-29: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-25: Conferees Named Bryan,Johnson,England (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Creekmore IV,Mims,McGee (House) - 2026-03-17: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House) - 2026-03-13: Returned For Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Referred To Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-02-04: Passed (House) - 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass (House) - 2026-01-19: Referred To Public Health and Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Amendment No 2 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Lost): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_02_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_02_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1637IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1637IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1637PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1637PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1637_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1637_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1637SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1637SG.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed) - HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed) - SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed) - SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed) - SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed) - SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Amendment No 2 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Lost) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_02_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 2 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Lost) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1637_S_Amend_02_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1637IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1637IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1637PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1637PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1637_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1637_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1637SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1637SG.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026) - [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026) - [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026) - [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026) - [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026) - [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026) - [Mississippi bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi/bills) - [Mississippi state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1637-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).