Medical care for minorsBan▾
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
Medicaid doesn't pay for sex-change procedures for minors. A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesExcludes▾
State-employee health plans don't pay for sex-change procedures.
Insurance | Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (dfa.ms.gov)
SportsSex-based▾
Girls' sports are protected: state law keeps males out of girls' and women's teams (K-12 and higher education).
SB2536
FacilitiesSex-based (K-12 schools)▾
Bathrooms and changing rooms in K-12 schools are separated by sex, so males stay out of women's and girls' spaces.
Mississippi SB2753 (2024)
Pronouns and parent noticeNo state law▾
No state law requires schools to tell parents if their child socially transitions at school.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
CurriculumSex-ed limits▾
Sex definitionDefined by biology▾
ID markersBirth-certificate process unclear (court order)▾
Birth-certificate process unclear (court order); licence sex cannot be changed.
Miss. Admin. Code 15-5-85: Rule 3.21.2 , and
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsRestricted (funding)▾
Adults: no taxpayer money for sex-change procedures (state-employee plan exclusion).
Insurance | Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (dfa.ms.gov)
DetransitionNo state law▾
No special right for detransitioners to sue.
No state law identified
PrisonsBy sex (statute)▾
The Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act (HB 188, 2025, ch. 393), effective July 1, 2025, requires every multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarter in a correctional facility to be designated for one sex, defined as biological sex observed or clinically verified at birth. An incarcerated person may be housed in a sleeping quarter only if that person is a member of the designated sex. MDOC Policy 20-16's case-by-case committee review predates the statute.
Miss. HB 188 (2025), ch. 393
Pending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationNone identified▾
No active court case on these laws identified in this review.
Review, Oct 2026
Key datesDate▾
1 July 2026: SB 2322 driver's-licence sex-marker rule took effect.
See sections above
Sources
- Mississippi Legislature (HB1125)
- 42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
- Insurance | Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (dfa.ms.gov)
- SB2536
- Mississippi SB2753 (2024)
- HB1304 (1998) and
- Miss. Admin. Code 15-5-85: Rule 3.21.2 , and
- Miss. HB 188 (2025), ch. 393
- LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)