← All Mississippi bills

HB48Introduced in the House

Mississippi Grocery Initiative Act; create.

Failed

Introduced by Robert Johnson, District 94

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

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.

Where it stands

Died In Committee

February 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred To Public Health and Human Services

  2. Died In Committee

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.