Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1196
DHS; seek waivers to implement system to limit SNAP food purchases to percent of food groups in federal nutrition guide.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO SEEK FEDERAL WAIVERS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM UNDER WHICH LIMITS WILL BE PLACED ON PURCHASES OF FOOD BY RECIPIENTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS SO THAT THE RECIPIENTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE IN ANY MONTH MORE THAN THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH FOOD GROUP IN THE CURRENT MYPLATE NUTRITION GUIDE OF THE UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
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 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives