# Mississippi HB 807: Mental health; establish Division of Autism Services within Department of Mental Health.

Mississippi HB 807, Mental health; establish Division of Autism Services within Department of Mental Health., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kevin Felsher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-18 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB807-2025
- 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 807
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Mental health; establish Division of Autism Services within Department of Mental Health.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Kevin Felsher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Public Health and Human Services, Public Health and Welfare, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (167 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin Felsher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Massengill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fabian Nelson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Passed | pass | 116 | 2 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-18: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2025-03-12: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: DR - TSDP: PH To AP (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2025-01-29: Passed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred To Public Health and Human Services (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0807IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0807IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0807PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0807PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0807SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0807SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. (signed)
- HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. (signed)
- HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives. (signed)
- HB 1509: District Attorneys; revise salaries to certain amount below chancery and circuit courts. (signed)
- HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to. (signed)
- HB 602: Crawfish and seafood; provide country of origin labeling requirements for. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0807IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0807IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0807PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0807PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0807SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/HB/0800-0899/HB0807SG.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Ag…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2517-2025)
- [HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB856-2025)
- [HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incent…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1341-2025)
- [HB 1509: District Attorneys; revise salaries to certain amount below chancery and circui…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1509-2025)
- [HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1174-2025)
- [HB 602: Crawfish and seafood; provide country of origin labeling requirements for.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB602-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB807-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).