COVID-19 vaccines; require Attorney General to investigate pharmaceutical companies' promotion and distribution of.

HB 1181, which died in committee on February 3, 2026, was a proposed bill requiring Mississippi’s Attorney General to investigate pharmaceutical companies’ promotion and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. It would have mandated an inquiry into whether companies made false claims about vaccine effectiveness in preventing infection, symptoms, or transmission - specifically targeting violations of state laws against deceptive advertising, fraud, and racketeering. The bill required annual status reports to the legislature until 2027, excluding confidential details. Since it died in committee, no investigation was ever conducted, and the bill never became law.