Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1637: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health.
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE FETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL TO REVIEW FETAL DEATHS AND DEATHS OF INFANTS UP TO ONE YEAR OF AGE AND ESTABLISH STRATEGIES TO PREVENT INFANT DEATHS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVIEW PANEL SHALL BE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND COMPOSED OF SUCH MEMBERS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO REQUIRE THE REVIEW PANEL TO SUBMIT A REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES THAT INCLUDE THE NUMBERS, CAUSES AND RELEVANT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON INFANT MORTALITY DEATHS IN MISSISSIPPI, AND APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW TO MOST EFFECTIVELY DIRECT STATE RESOURCES TO DECREASE INFANT MORTALITY IN THE STATE; TO REQUIRE THAT DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE REVIEW PANEL BY THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, CORONERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND ANY OTHER AGENCIES OR OFFICIALS HAVING INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE REVIEW PANEL TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE CASE OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WHO DIES SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, INCLUDING CASES OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS), SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH (SUID) OR SUDDEN DEATH IN THE YOUNG (SDY), THE REVIEW PANEL SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE INFANT'S OR CHILD'S MEDICAL, PRENATAL, AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, MATERNAL HEALTH RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AND PREVENTABLE CAUSES OF DEATH; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH REVIEW SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BEST PRACTICES AND SHOULD INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF THE INFANT'S OR CHILD'S IMMUNIZATION HISTORY AND ANY MEDICAL TREATMENTS OR INTERVENTIONS AS PART OF THE OVERALL MEDICAL CONTEXT, WITHOUT LIMITATION TO A SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD, AS RELEVANT TO THE PANEL'S DETERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS; TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO VERIFY THAT CASES OF SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WERE
What the bill says
An act to create the fetal and infant mortality review panel to review fetal deaths and deaths of infants up to one year of age and establish strategies to prevent infant deaths; to provide that the review panel shall be multidisciplinary and composed of such members as deemed appropriate by the state department of health…
From the enrolled text, April 6, 2026:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE FETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW PANEL TO REVIEW FETAL DEATHS AND DEATHS OF INFANTS UP TO ONE YEAR OF AGE AND ESTABLISH STRATEGIES TO PREVENT INFANT DEATHS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVIEW PANEL SHALL BE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND COMPOSED OF SUCH MEMBERS AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO REQUIRE THE REVIEW PANEL TO SUBMIT A REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES THAT INCLUDE THE NUMBERS, CAUSES AND RELEVANT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON INFANT MORTALITY DEATHS IN MISSISSIPPI, AND APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON HOW TO MOST EFFECTIVELY DIRECT STATE RESOURCES TO DECREASE INFANT MORTALITY IN THE STATE; TO REQUIRE THAT DATA SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE REVIEW PANEL BY THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, CORONERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND ANY OTHER AGENCIES OR OFFICIALS HAVING INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE REVIEW PANEL TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE CASE OF AN INFANT OR CHILD WHO DIES SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, INCLUDING CASES OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS), SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH (SUID) OR SUDDEN DEATH IN THE YOUNG (SDY), THE REVIEW PANEL SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE INFANT'S OR CHILD'S MEDICAL, PRENATAL, AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, MATERNAL HEALTH RECORDS …
Sponsors
- McGee, Missy (I, 102) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by Governor
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- : Motion to Reconsider Entered
- : Conference Report Adopted
- : Conference Report Filed
- : Conferees Named Bryan,Johnson,England
- : Conferees Named Creekmore IV,Mims,McGee
- : Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- : Returned For Concurrence
Votes
- Conference Report Adopted (March 31, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Report Adopted (March 31, 2026): 121 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed As Amended (March 11, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (February 4, 2026): 121 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel
Common questions
- What is HB1637?
- HB1637 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health.
- What does HB1637 do?
- In its own words: An act to create the fetal and infant mortality review panel to review fetal deaths and deaths of infants up to one year of age and establish strategies to prevent infant deaths; to provide that the review panel shall be multidisciplinary and composed of such members as deemed appropriate by the state department of health…
- What is the status of HB1637?
- Signed into law as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: Approved by Governor (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1637?
- McGee, Missy (I, 102).
- Where is the official record for HB1637?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1637.xml
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