Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1085: Mississippi National Guard Servicemembers Medical Readiness Act.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS MEDICAL READINESS ACT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TRICARE PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM TO AWARD GRANTS TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE COST OF PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUAL COVERAGE THROUGH THE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PROGRAM AND/OR THE TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI MILITARY DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE PROGRAM TO THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the mississippi national guard servicemembers medical readiness act; to create the mississippi national guard tricare premium reimbursement program to award grants to reimburse certain members of the national guard for the cost of premiums for individual coverage through the tricare reserve select program and/or the tricare dental program; to provide the eligibility for the program; to provide that the mississippi military department shall administer the program; to require the adjutant general of mississippi to provide a report on the program to the legislature…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS MEDICAL READINESS ACT; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TRICARE PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM TO AWARD GRANTS TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE COST OF PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUAL COVERAGE THROUGH THE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PROGRAM AND/OR THE TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI MILITARY DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE PROGRAM TO THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi National Guard Servicemembers Medical Readiness Act". SECTION 2. (1) There is hereby established within the Mississippi Military Department the "Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program" (hereinafter referred to as "program"). The Mississippi Military Department may award reimbursement grants under the program to an eligible recipient who meets the reimbursement application requirements established by the department for (a) reimbursement of premiums paid for individual coverage for an eligible recipient through the TRICARE reserve select program and/or (b) reimbursement of premiums paid *HR31/R67* H. B. No. 1085 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G2/3 26/HR31/R67 PAGE 1 (BS\JAB) for individual coverage for an eligible recipient through the TRICARE …