Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1067: Rural Health Transformation Program; vendors and entities selected to provide goods and services under are subject to a competitive bidding process.
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT VENDORS, SUBCONTRACTORS OR OTHER ENTITIES SELECTED TO PROVIDE GOODS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO THE STATE THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT GOODS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO SUBGRANTEES THROUGH A GRANT PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED BY THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM AND ADMINISTERED BY A PUBLIC AGENCY OR A VENDOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHER ENTITY SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY A PUBLIC AGENCY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE PROCURED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO PROVIDE AN ORDER OF PRIORITY TO USE IN SELECTING SUBGRANTEES FOR RECEIPT OF GOODS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY VENDOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHER ENTITY SELECTED TO ADMINISTER A GRANT PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED BY THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM AND SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY A PUBLIC AGENCY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE SELECTED THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to provide that vendors, subcontractors or other entities selected to provide goods, products or services to the state through funding from the rural health transformation program shall be subject to a competitive bid process; to provide that goods, products or services provided to subgrantees through a grant program that is funded by the rural health transformation program and administered by a public agency or a vendor, subcontractor or other entity subject to oversight by a public agency shall not be required to be procured through a competitive bid process…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT VENDORS, SUBCONTRACTORS OR OTHER ENTITIES SELECTED TO PROVIDE GOODS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO THE STATE THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT GOODS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED TO SUBGRANTEES THROUGH A GRANT PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED BY THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM AND ADMINISTERED BY A PUBLIC AGENCY OR A VENDOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHER ENTITY SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY A PUBLIC AGENCY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE PROCURED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO PROVIDE AN ORDER OF PRIORITY TO USE IN SELECTING SUBGRANTEES FOR RECEIPT OF GOODS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY VENDOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR OTHER ENTITY SELECTED TO ADMINISTER A GRANT PROGRAM THAT IS FUNDED BY THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM AND SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY A PUBLIC AGENCY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE SELECTED THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) All vendors, subcontractors or other entities selected to provide goods, products or services to the state that are funded, in whole or in part, through the Rural Health Transformation Program, Public Law No. 119-21, shall …