l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 897

Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Community Advisory Council on Homelessness; create within DHS.

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 CREATE THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO FACILITATE AND IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES TO DECREASE HOMELESSNESS AND UNNECESSARY INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN THIS STATE, IMPROVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS, AND STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY NETS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HOUSING STABILITY; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE; TO REQUIRE THE TASK FORCE TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE TASK FORCE'S WORK DURING THE PRIOR YEAR AND ANY NEW RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED BY THE TASK FORCE; TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS ON ITS MISSION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL; TO REQUIRE THE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS EACH YEAR; 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

1 co-sponsor

Clay Mansell

Its course

January 16 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 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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 16 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives