# Mississippi SB 2474: Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council.

Mississippi SB 2474, Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Hob Bryan (Democratic); 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-SB2474-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2474
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Hob Bryan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Public Health and Human Services, State Affairs, Public Health and Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (342 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New state review of rare disease care: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law creates a seven-member Rare Disease Task Force within the state’s Rare Disease Advisory Council. Members advise state leaders on care gaps, treatment access, insurance coverage, and funding, including the effects of alternative funding such as drug-company or charity…
- More local hospital care in small communities: mixed, low. The law requires the State Health Officer to exempt qualifying small community hospitals from approval rules for geriatric psychiatric units. Those units must be on the main campus as of January 1, 2026, or within five miles, and do not count against a hospital’s other exemptions. Qualifying hospit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Hob Bryan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Theresa Gillespie-Isom (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin L. Pope (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarita Simmons (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 118 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Immediate Release (House)
- 2026-04-02: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-04-01: Recommitted For Further Conf (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Recommitted For Further Conf (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conferees Named Creekmore IV,Felsher,Zuber (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conferees Named Bryan,McMahan,DeBar (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Returned For Concurrence (House)
- 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2026-03-10: Amended (House)
- 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House)
- 2026-02-26: DR - TSDPAA: SA To PH (House)
- 2026-02-26: DR - TSDPAA: PH To SA (House)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Public Health and Human Services;State Affairs (House)
- 2026-02-12: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Substitute Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Public Health and Welfare (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.pdf)
- Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2474_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2474_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474SG.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 Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2474_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2474_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2474_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2474SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2474SG.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-SB2474-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).