# Mississippi SB 2704: Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Act; enact.

Mississippi SB 2704, Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Act; enact., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J. Walter Michel (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-16 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2704-2026
- 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 2704
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Act; enact.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: J. Walter Michel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Insurance, Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (173 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New association health plan option for members: mixed, medium. Starting October 1, 2026, qualifying nonprofit trade and professional associations can offer self-funded group health plans in Mississippi after state approval. The association must have operated in Mississippi in good faith for at least three years for reasons other than insurance. The plan and it…
- Annual checks for association health plans: mixed, low. An exempt plan must certify by February 15 each year that it still meets the law’s requirements; the state can deny, suspend, or revoke its exemption if it does not. The insurance commissioner can hire experts to review an exemption request, and the requesting plan must pay their reasonable costs.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J. Walter Michel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason T Barrett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bradford Blackmon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy England (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rod Hickman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angela Turner Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brice Wiggins (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Passed | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-16: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Returned For Enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-04: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-03: DR - TSDP: AC To IN (House)
- 2026-03-03: DR - TSDP: IN To AC (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (House)
- 2026-02-11: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Insurance (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2704IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2704PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2704SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704SG.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/SB/2700-2799/SB2704IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2704PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2704SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2704SG.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-SB2704-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).