The Mississippi Senate voted to approve Senate Bill 2018, a measure intended to reimburse qualifying Mississippi National Guard members for TRICARE health-insurance premiums.

Senator Tate, the bill’s sponsor, described the measure on the floor as "a simple bill" designed to allow "our traditional guardsmen to be reimbursed for their health care." He said the bill is brief and sets explicit eligibility rules in the bill text (lines referenced on the floor) that limit reimbursement to those who are eligible for TRICARE, are not insured by another employer, and are actively drilling members of the Mississippi National Guard.

Tate moved that the bill be passed and requested use of the morning roll call to record the vote. The presiding officer asked if anyone objected; none did, and the clerk announced the bill passed by use of the morning roll call. Senator Barr asked to be recorded as not voting; the clerk recorded "Not voting, Senator Dennis DeBarr." Senator Blackwell asked to be added as a cosponsor, and by unanimous consent the clerk stated the entire Senate would be cosponsors. Earlier, Senator Chisholm had been added as a coauthor by unanimous consent.

The bill was presented alongside National Guard leadership in the gallery; Senator Tate invited members to join a post-session photo with Adjutant General Bobby Ginn. The session moved on to announcements, memorials, and committee scheduling before adjourning to recess.

Details required by statute and administrative implementation (such as when reimbursements would begin, the source of funds, or whether an implementing rulemaking would be necessary) were not specified on the floor during the explanation and were not provided in the reading. The clerk and sponsor referenced specific bill line numbers for qualifiers but did not give a roll-call tally on the Senate floor beyond the morning roll-call procedure; the formal vote tally was not specified in the transcript.