Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2717
Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO TRANSFER TO THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND (CCDF) EACH FISCAL YEAR THE FIRST $40,000,000.00 OF ANY UNSPENT, UNCOMMITTED TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) FUNDS REMAINING FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, TO BE USED FOR VOUCHERS TO PAY FOR CHILD CARE FOR QUALIFYING CHILDREN UNDER THE CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM (CCPP); 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate