Mississippi House Bill 1217

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A
Pending: House Public Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

TANF funds; DHS shall use certain amount of each year to fund grants for providing marriage counseling to military and first responder families.

Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]

Rep. Bill Pigott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	17	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1217.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1217IN.htm