MS HB1196 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Seek Federal Waivers Necessary To Develop And Implement A System Under Which Limits Will Be Placed On Purchases Of Food By Recipients Of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Benefits So That The Recipients Will Not Be Able To Purchase In Any Month More Than The Percentage Of Each Food Group In The Current Myplate Nutrition Guide Of The United State Department Of Agriculture; And For Related Purposes.
Title
DHS; seek waivers to implement system to limit SNAP food purchases to percent of food groups in federal nutrition guide.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2017-01-16 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Revenue and Expenditure General Bills |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1196.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1196IN.htm |
