Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2018: The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Status: Signed into law, March 13, 2026
AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TRICARE PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE COST OF PREMIUMS FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT HEALTH CARE PLANS; TO STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA; TO PROVIDE THAT ELIGIBLE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELIGIBLE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PREMIUMS PAID AT THE CURRENT TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PREMIUM RATE; TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to enact the mississippi national guard tricare premium reimbursement program to reimburse members of the mississippi national guard for the cost of premiums for tricare reserve select health care plans; to state the purpose of the program; to provide eligibility criteria; to provide that eligible members shall receive a reimbursement for eligible tricare reserve select premiums paid at the current tricare reserve select premium rate; to require the adjutant general of the mississippi national guard to promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of the program…
From the enrolled text, March 9, 2026:
AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TRICARE PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD FOR THE COST OF PREMIUMS FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT HEALTH CARE PLANS; TO STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA; TO PROVIDE THAT ELIGIBLE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ELIGIBLE TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PREMIUMS PAID AT THE CURRENT TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PREMIUM RATE; TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, the following terms have the meaning herein ascribed unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Adjutant General" means the individual appointed and commissioned under Section 33-3-7 as the Adjutant General of the department. (b) "Department" means the Mississippi Military Department recognized under Section 33-3-3. *SS36/R294.2* S. B. No. 2018 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/SS36/R294.2 PAGE 1 (ens\kr) (c) "Mississippi National Guard" has the meaning assigned under Section 33-1-1(c). (d) "Program" means the "Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program." (2) There is hereby established the …