Mississippi House Bill 15 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Establish A Grant Program For Regional Food Banks To Provide Annual Grant Funding In The Amount Of One Million Dollars To The Food Banks For The Purchase, Transportation, Storage And Distribution Of Food In Mississippi; To Provide That Such Grants Shall Be Made From Funds Made Available To The Department For That Purpose; To Prescribe Standards For Food Purchases Made Through The Use Of Program Funds; To Provide That The Department Will Allocate Money To Regional Food Banks Serving Mississippians Based On Population, Food Insecurity Rates And County Service Areas; To Provide A Limit On The Percentage Of Grant Funds Made Available Through The Program That May Be Used By Any Regional Food Bank For The Payment Of Administrative And Incidental Costs; To Provide That Persons Who Are Eligible For Food Funded By The Program Based On Federal Guidelines Shall Not Be Charged For Food Or Encouraged To Contribute Money In Order To Receive Food Under The Program; And For Related Purposes.

Regional food banks; DHS establish grant program to provide annual grant funding to.

Rep. Steve Massengill [R]

Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]

Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-03	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0015.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0015IN.htm