HB55 • 2026

Abortion; prohibit mail order medicines to procure an.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE OR MAIL ORDER IN THIS STATE OF MEDICINES THAT CAUSE ANY ABORTION THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Abortion Healthcare

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Arnold
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about penalties such as fines and jail time.

Ban on Mail-Order Medicines for Abortion

This bill would make it illegal to manufacture or mail order medicines in Mississippi that cause abortions prohibited by state law.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new rule to the Mississippi Code of 1972, Section 97-3-5, which makes it against the law to create or send through the mail any medicine used for abortion if such an abortion is not allowed under Mississippi’s laws.

Who It Names or Affects

People who make or send abortion-related medicines through the mail within Mississippi.
Doctors, clinics, and pharmacies in Mississippi that might be involved with such medications.

Terms To Know

Abortion: Ending a pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo from the uterus.
Mail order: Buying something through the mail instead of in person at a store.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee, so it has no legal effect.
It only applies to medicines sent within Mississippi’s borders.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Abortion; prohibit mail order medicines to procure an.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 55 *HR26/R1313* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Arnold

HOUSE BILL NO. 55

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE OR MAIL ORDER IN THIS STATE OF MEDICINES 2
THAT CAUSE ANY ABORTION THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THE LAWS OF THIS 3
STATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 97-3-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
97-3-5. A person who manufactures, markets, mails, 8
distributes, transports, delivers, sells, lends, gives away, or in 9
any manner exhibits, or offers to manufacture, market, mail, 10
distribute, transport, deliver, sell, lend, or give away, or has 11
in his or her possession with intent to manufacture, market, mail, 12
distribute, transport, deliver, sell, lend, or give away, or 13
advertises or offers for sale, loan or distribution any instrument 14
or article, or any drug or medicine, for causing * * * an abortion 15
that is prohibited in this state; or who writes or prints, or 16
causes to be written or printed, a card, circular, pamphlet, 17
advertisement, or notice of any kind, or gives information orally, 18
stating when, where, how, of whom, or by what means such 19
H. B. No. 55 *HR26/R1313* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Abortion; prohibit mail order medicines to
procure an.
instrument, article or medicine can be purchased or obtained, or 20
who manufactures any such instrument, article or medicine, is 21
guilty of a * * * felony, and, * * * upon conviction, shall be 22
punished by a fine not less than * * * One Thousand Dollars 23
($1,000.00) nor more than * * * Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), 24
and by imprisonment in the * * * custody of the Department of 25
Corrections for not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) 26
years, or both. 27
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 28
and after July 1, 2026. 29