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HB 48

Mississippi House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.

Mississippi Grocery Initiative Act; create.

Bill ID MS-2026-HB-48
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Public Health and Human Services
House failed 2026-02-03
Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI GROCERY INITIATIVE ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI GROCERY INITIATIVE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS IN FOOD DESERTS IN MISSISSIPPI AND AREAS AT RISK OF BECOMING FOOD DESERTS BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN FOOD RESOURCES; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING TO MISSISSIPPI GROCERY INITIATIVE PARTICIPANTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Robert L. Johnson III
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (H) Died In Committee
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