l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2426

Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL FOOD BANKS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO REGIONAL FOOD BANKS; TO PROVIDE A FORMULA TO CALCULATE THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGES OF FUNDS AWARDED TO EACH REGIONAL FOOD BANK; TO CREATE THE SNAP HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVES PROGRAM, WHICH REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, TO MAKE AN ANNUAL GRANT TO A QUALIFIED MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO MISSISSIPPI FARMERS MARKETS AND RETAILERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MATCHING DOLLAR INCENTIVES FOR THE DOLLAR VALUE OF SNAP BENEFITS SPENT ON ELIGIBLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT THE FARMERS MARKETS AND RETAILERS; TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOLDING FUNDS; 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 Senate

13 co-sponsors

Angela Turner-Ford, Juan Barnett, Nicole Boyd, Joseph Thomas, David Parker, Sampson Jackson II, Derrick T. Simmons, Sarita Simmons, Hillman Terome Frazier, David Jordan, Sollie B. Norwood, Tammy Witherspoon, John Horhn

Its course

January 18 to March 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 1124 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 18 to Feb 215 days

AppropriationsFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 2 · stopped19 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 24 to Mar 2 · stopped6 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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 2Reported as a committee substitute from PH to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 2DR - TSDPCS: PH To APSenate
  3. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 11PassedSenate
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives