Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 689
TANF funds; DHS shall use certain amount of each year to fund grants for providing marriage counseling to military and first responder families.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-17-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL SET ASIDE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE MONIES RECEIVED BY THE STATE UNDER THE FEDERAL TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES BLOCK GRANT DURING EACH FISCAL YEAR TO FUND GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFICALLY WORKING WITH MILITARY OR FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES, OR BOTH, TO PROVIDE MARRIAGE COUNSELING, PREPARATION AND SUPPORT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-17-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 14 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 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 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 14 – Feb 3
- Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives