l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 798

Healthy Food Retail Act; create to encourage consumption of affordable healthy foods in underserved communities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE HEALTHY FOOD RETAIL ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT, TO THE EXTENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, IN COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS, SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES GRANTS AND LOANS TO HEALTHY FOOD RETAILERS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND OTHER AFFORDABLE HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MAY CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, TO RAISE MATCHING FUNDS, MARKET THE PROGRAM STATEWIDE, EVALUATE APPLICANTS, MAKE AWARD DECISIONS, UNDERWRITE LOANS, AND MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE FUNDING ON A COMPETITIVE, ONE-TIME BASIS AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT; TO PROVIDE THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDING MAY BE PROVIDED; TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET FOR FUNDING UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROGRAM BENCHMARKS AND REPORTING PROCESSES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PROGRAM BENEFITS BOTH RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES IN MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Bryant W. Clark, Brent Powell

Its course

January 21 to April 1, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action16 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 717 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 728 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 12 to Feb 2715 days

AppropriationsFeb 27 to Mar 56 days

Public Health and WelfareMar 5 to Mar 50 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Apr 1 · stopped25 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 12Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 27Reported from PH to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 5Reported as amended from AP to PH in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 7Amended in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 8 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 8Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 12Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Mims, Barker and Mayo
  4. Mar 26Conferees named in the Senate: Kirby, Tollison and Clarke
  5. Apr 1Died in conference in the House
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Feb 27DR - TSDP: PH To APSenate
  8. Mar 5DR - TSDPAA: AP To PHSenate
  9. Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 7AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 7Passed As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 8Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  13. Mar 12Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 25Conferees Named Mims,Barker,MayoHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 26Conferees Named Kirby,Tollison,ClarkeSenate
  16. Apr 1Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives