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HB106 • 2026

Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING STEERING COUNCIL; TO REQUIRE THE COUNCIL TO ASSIST THE MISSISSIPPI HOME CORPORATION IN THE CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Housing
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Clark
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.

Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council

This bill creates the Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council to assist the Mississippi Home Corporation in creating and managing a housing program for individuals with special needs.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council.
  • Requires the council to work with the Mississippi Home Corporation on creating and managing a Special Needs Housing Program.
  • The program must provide bridge funding and stable, community-integrated housing for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and other populations as defined by the council.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and other special needs who need housing support.
  • The Mississippi Home Corporation which will manage the Special Needs Housing Program.
  • Various state agencies and organizations that have representatives on the council.

Terms To Know

Special Needs Housing Program
A program designed to provide housing for individuals with specific health or developmental needs.
Bridge Funding
Temporary financial support given until a more permanent funding source is available.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
  • Details about the exact populations to be included in the program are left up to the council's discretion after it becomes operational.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/07 (H) Referred To Housing;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Official Summary Text

Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.

Current Bill Text

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To: Housing; Accountability,
Efficiency, Transparency
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Clark

HOUSE BILL NO. 106

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING 1
STEERING COUNCIL; TO REQUIRE THE COUNCIL TO ASSIST THE MISSISSIPPI 2
HOME CORPORATION IN THE CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A SPECIAL 3
NEEDS HOUSING PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. (1) There is created the Mississippi Special 6
Needs Housing Steering Council. The council will be made up of 7
the following members, or their designees: 8
(a) A representative from the Office of the Governor; 9
(b) The Executive Director of the State Department of 10
Mental Health; 11
(c) The Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid; 12
(d) A representative from the Office of the Attorney 13
General; 14
(e) The Commissioner of Corrections; 15
(f) The State Health Officer; 16
(g) The Executive Director of the Mississippi 17
Development Authority; 18
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(h) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Home 19
Corporation; 20
(i) The Executive Director of Human Services; 21
(j) A representative from the Mississippi Association 22
of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; 23
(k) A representative from the Mississippi Association 24
of Community Mental Health Centers; 25
(l) A representative from Disability Rights 26
Mississippi; 27
(m) A representative from the Mississippi Association 28
of Affordable Housing Providers; and 29
(n) An individual residing in housing provided by the 30
Special Needs Housing Program, to be selected jointly by the 31
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Mississippi and the 32
Mississippi Association of Community Mental Health Centers after 33
the program is fully operational. 34
(2) The Mississippi Home Corporation shall provide 35
administrative support to the council. 36
(3) The council shall be tasked with cooperating and 37
assisting the Mississippi Home Corporation in the creation and 38
administration of a Special Needs Housing Program. The program 39
must provide for bridge funding and stable supported 40
community-integrated housing for individuals with mental illness, 41
intellectual and developmental disabilities, and other populations 42
with special needs, as may be defined by the council. Other 43
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ST: Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering
Council; create.
populations identified by the council may include, but are not 44
limited to, persons re-entering society following an 45
incarceration, persons with HIV/AIDS, homeless persons and 46
families, and other similarly identified individuals and families 47
with special needs, as defined by the council. 48
(4) Funds necessary for the support of the council and the 49
Special Needs Housing Program must be provided from the 50
Mississippi Affordable Housing Development Fund, as authorized 51
under Section 43-33-759, or by a dedicated sustainable funding 52
source, or both. 53
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new 54
section in Chapter 33, Title 43, Mississippi Code of 1972. 55
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 56
and after July 1, 2026. 57