Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 500
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 STATES 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 8 to January 30, 2018, 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 8 to Jan 30 · stopped22 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 8 to Jan 30 · stopped22 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 8 – Jan 30
- Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives