# Mississippi HB 1713: State Sponsored Life Insurance Program; provide for National Guard members.

Mississippi HB 1713, State Sponsored Life Insurance Program; provide for National Guard members., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kevin Ford (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-13 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- 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 1713
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Sponsored Life Insurance Program; provide for National Guard members.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Kevin Ford (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Military Affairs, Insurance, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (172 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Voluntary life insurance for Mississippi Guard members: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law establishes voluntary life insurance for Mississippi Army and Air National Guard members. All commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members can buy coverage, change coverage, and name or change beneficiaries. The Adjutant General sponsors the program,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Ford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephanie Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry R. Turner (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Passed | pass | 121 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-13: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-05: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: DR - TSDP: VM To IN (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Insurance (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-05: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-03: DR - TSDP: IN To MA (House)
- 2026-02-02: DR - TSDP: MA To IN (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Military Affairs;Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1713IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1713IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1713PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1713PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1713SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1713SG.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
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1713IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1713IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1713PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1713PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1713SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1713SG.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1713-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).