Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1634: SNAP benefits; require certain recipients of to participate in an employment and training program.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ARE RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN TO FIFTY-NINE YEARS OF AGE, DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN THEIR HOME, DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION, AND ARE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE, TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 43-12-19, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that the department of human services shall require persons who are receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) benefits who are eighteen to fifty-nine years of age, do not have children under eighteen years of age in their home, do not qualify for an exemption, and are determined by the department to be eligible, to participate in an employment and training program; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL REQUIRE PERSONS WHO ARE RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN TO FIFTY-NINE YEARS OF AGE, DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IN THEIR HOME, DO NOT QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION, AND ARE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ELIGIBLE, TO PARTICIPATE IN AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 43-12-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 43-12-19. Work requirements. (1) The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept or renew any waiver of requirements established under 7 USC Section 2015(o), except during a formal state or federal declaration of a natural disaster. (2) Unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, the Department of Human Services shall require a person who is receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits who: (a) is at least eighteen (18) but not more than fifty-nine (59) years of age; (b) does not have children under *HR26/R918* H. B. No. 1634 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R918 PAGE 1 (RF\KW) eighteen (18) years of age in his or her home; (c) does not qualify for an exemption; and (d) is …
Sponsors
- Varner, Lance (R, 62) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Subjects: SNAP benefits
Common questions
- What is HB1634?
- HB1634 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SNAP benefits; require certain recipients of to participate in an employment and training program.
- What does HB1634 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 43-12-19, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that the department of human services shall require persons who are receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) benefits who are eighteen to fifty-nine years of age, do not have children under eighteen years of age in their home, do not qualify for an exemption, and are determined by the department to be eligible, to participate in an employment and training program; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1634?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1634?
- Varner, Lance (R, 62).
- Where is the official record for HB1634?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1634.xml
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