Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB942: Chiropractors; extend repealer on licensure law.
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 73-6-1 THROUGH 73-6-19 AND 73-6-23 THROUGH 73-6-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE THE STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS AND PRESCRIBE ITS DUTIES AND POWERS; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-6-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CHIROPRACTORS MUST PRACTICE UNDER THE DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF A VETERINARIAN WHEN RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR ANIMALS REQUIRING THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED THAT THE CHIROPRACTOR IS A CERTIFIED ANIMAL CHIROPRACTOR; TO AMEND SECTION 73-6-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE REENACTED SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to reenact sections 73-6-1 through 73-6-19 and 73-6-23 through 73-6-31, mississippi code of 1972, which create the state board of chiropractic examiners and prescribe its duties and powers; to amend reenacted section 73-6-1, mississippi code of 1972, to delete the requirement that chiropractors must practice under the direct and immediate supervision of a veterinarian when responding to calls for animals requiring their professional services provided that the chiropractor is a certified animal chiropractor…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 73-6-1 THROUGH 73-6-19 AND 73-6-23 THROUGH 73-6-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATE THE STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS AND PRESCRIBE ITS DUTIES AND POWERS; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 73-6-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT CHIROPRACTORS MUST PRACTICE UNDER THE DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF A VETERINARIAN WHEN RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR ANIMALS REQUIRING THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED THAT THE CHIROPRACTOR IS A CERTIFIED ANIMAL CHIROPRACTOR; TO AMEND SECTION 73-6-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE REENACTED SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 73-6-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 73-6-1. (1) The practice of chiropractic involves the analysis of any interference with normal nerve transmission and expression, and the procedure preparatory to and complementary to the correction thereof, by adjustment and/or manipulation of the articulations of the vertebral column and for the restoration and maintenance of health without the use of drugs or surgery. (2) The chiropractic adjustment and/or manipulation of the articulations of the human body may include manual adjustments *HR26/R446PH* H. B. No. 942 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G3/5 26/HR26/R446PH PAGE 1 (RKM\KW) and/or manipulations and adjustments and/or manipulations by means of electrical and/or mechanical manual devices. …
Sponsors
- Shanks, Fred (R, 60) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by Governor
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Returned For Enrolling
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Public Health and Welfare
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed As Amended
- : Amended
- : Read the Third Time
Votes
- Passed (March 9, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed As Amended (February 12, 2026): 117 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Chiropractors
Common questions
- What is HB942?
- HB942 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Chiropractors; extend repealer on licensure law.
- What does HB942 do?
- In its own words: An act to reenact sections 73-6-1 through 73-6-19 and 73-6-23 through 73-6-31, mississippi code of 1972, which create the state board of chiropractic examiners and prescribe its duties and powers; to amend reenacted section 73-6-1, mississippi code of 1972, to delete the requirement that chiropractors must practice under the direct and immediate supervision of a veterinarian when responding to calls for animals requiring their professional services provided that the chiropractor is a certified animal chiropractor…
- What is the status of HB942?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Approved by Governor (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB942?
- Shanks, Fred (R, 60).
- Where is the official record for HB942?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0942.xml
Source: official Mississippi record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.