l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1680

SNAP recipients; Department of Agriculture establish grant program for deer processors to become SNAP retailers and process deer meat for sale to.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM UNDER WHICH DEER PROCESSORS MAY RECEIVE INCENTIVE GRANTS TO BECOME AUTHORIZED SNAP RETAILERS AND PROCESS DONATED DEER MEAT FOR SALE TO SNAP RECIPIENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT TO RECEIVE AN INCENTIVE GRANT UNDER THE PROGRAM, A DEER PROCESSOR MUST PRESENT A PLAN FOR HOW THE PROCESSOR PLANS TO USE THE GRANT TO UPGRADE THE DEER PROCESSING FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT AND OPERATE THE BUSINESS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROCESSED DEER MEAT TO SNAP RECIPIENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF A GRANT THAT A PROCESSOR MAY RECEIVE THROUGH THE PROGRAM IS FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED FROM TANF FUNDS THAT ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT PURPOSE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER IF IT DETERMINES THAT A WAIVER IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR DEER PROCESSORS TO BECOME AUTHORIZED SNAP RETAILERS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH FISCAL YEAR, TEN MILLION DOLLARS OF UNSPENT TANF FUNDS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE FOR THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ACT; 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

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

AgricultureJan 19 to Jan 289 days

Appropriations AJan 28 to Feb 3 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Agriculture and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 28Reported from AG to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: AG To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives