l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 227

Health and human services agencies; require to prepare video with nutrition and healthy eating information for benefit recipients.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO PREPARE A VIDEO PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING HABITS, PREVENTING AND REDUCING OBESITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST-FEEDING INFANTS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE VIDEO BE OFFERED FOR PRESENTATION TO APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN BENEFITS IN THE OFFICES OF THE AGENCY AND ON THE AGENCY'S WEBSITE; TO DESCRIBE THE TOPICS THAT MUST BE COVERED IN THE VIDEO; TO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE VIDEO; TO AMEND SECTION 41-135-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS NOT REQUIRED TO OFFER A SEPARATE VIDEO ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BREASTFEEDING INFANTS FOR PRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OFFERED THE VIDEO DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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 7 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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 7 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 7Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives