Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 782
Food deserts; require State Department of Health to track within the State of Mississippi.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO TRACK FOOD DESERTS WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AND TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE BY DECEMBER 31 OF EACH YEAR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF FOOD DESERTS IN THE STATE AND HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD DESERTS; TO DEFINE THE TERM "FOOD DESERT"; 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 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives