# Mississippi HB 925: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability Reform (CLEAR) Act; create. Mississippi HB 925, Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability Reform (CLEAR) Act; create., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB925-2026 - 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 925 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability Reform (CLEAR) Act; create. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (337 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More Medicaid care and treatment options: benefit, medium. Medicaid covers services at licensed birthing centers and certain biomarker tests. The state must add billing codes for covered biomarker tests within 60 days after July 1, 2026. The law protects medically appropriate, doctor-prescribed treatment for people with terminal conditions when they or an… - Medicaid checkups and care coordination: benefit, low. The Medicaid agency must encourage members to get a checkup during eligibility reviews, but members do not have to get one. People found ineligible must receive information about local medical care. The agency can also create case management services for beneficiaries it considers high-cost, but th… - Medicaid payments support care providers: benefit, low. The state can make enhanced Medicaid payments related to trauma care using health department funds set aside for federal matching. Participating home-care case management districts must receive the maximum rate approved by federal officials. The Medicaid agency can share savings with providers in i… - More protections in Medicaid managed care: benefit, low. Covered Medicaid managed-care plans cannot require people to use a pharmacy that ships, mails, or delivers their prescriptions. Plans must follow Medicaid payment and care-review rules, including protections for emergency care and access to federally funded hemophilia centers. Contractors must meet… - Medicaid cuts possible after budget shortfalls: cost, medium. When Medicaid spending is expected to exceed its yearly budget, the Governor must consult the Medicaid director and take cost-cutting steps. These steps can include reducing optional services, lowering provider rates, or adding provider assessments. Federal law limits some cuts, and the law sets no… - Medicaid therapy plans capped at six months: cost, medium. Each Medicaid therapy plan and its certification period can cover no more than six months of treatment. The plan must state the treatment period, rely on medical need, and be updated when revised. Any reduction in therapy must follow the federal appeal process. - Limits on future Medicaid expansion: cost, low. Mississippi cannot add new Medicaid recipient groups or types of care without approval from the Legislature. A court can order an addition without that approval. Managed-care enrollment is limited to groups eligible on January 1, 2021, CHIP, and certain approved waivers operating on that date. The… - Medicaid copayments may be added: cost, low. The Medicaid agency can add copayments or coinsurance only for services where federal rules allow them. The law does not set a charge or name which services will have one, so any new cost depends on the agency’s choices. - New Medicaid pediatric hospital payment rules: mixed, low. Medicaid now treats qualifying pediatric long-term acute care hospitals as a separate service category for eligible people under 21. These hospitals must be freestanding, Medicare-certified, have average stays longer than 25 days, and mainly serve children and young people with long-term medical ne… - New board reviews health professions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Mississippi has an 11-member State Board of Health Professions. Six members represent health regulatory boards, and the Governor appoints five at-large members who cannot hold licenses in those professions. The board reviews how professions are regulated, considers scope-of-… - Prison work pays wages and sets limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, work initiatives operate at four named state prisons, with no more than 25 inmates in each initiative. Eligible inmates must have two years or less remaining on their sentence and no specified recent escape conviction or qualifying sex-offense sentence; training participants… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 116 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 50 | 2 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 119 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Conferees Named Thompson,McMahan,Blount (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Ford (54th),Porter,Mansell (House) - 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House) - 2026-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-02-05: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-02-05: Amended (House) - 2026-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House) - 2026-01-16: Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (House) ## Bill text - Amendment No 2 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0925_H_Amend_02.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0925_H_Amend_02.htm) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0925IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0925PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0925_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0925_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0925_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0925_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0925SG.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 2 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0925_H_Amend_02.htm) - [Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0925_H_Amend_02.htm) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0925IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0925PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB0925_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0925_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB0925_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0925_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0925SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0925SG.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-HB925-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).