DHS; direct to reinstate program of providing meals to older individuals in community setting.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that the bill was effective as of a certain date since it did not pass.

Reinstating Meals for Older People

This bill directs the Department of Human Services to restart a program that provides nutritionally balanced meals to older individuals in community settings.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Department of Human Services to bring back a meal program for older adults.
• The meals must be nutritionally balanced and provided at places where seniors gather, such as senior centers.

Who It Names or Affects

• Older individuals who receive meals through community programs.
• The Department of Human Services which runs the meal program.

Terms To Know

Nutritionally balanced

Meals that have a mix of different food groups to provide all necessary nutrients for good health.

Congregate meal sites

Places where meals are served in community settings, like senior centers or other gathering places.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
• It is unclear how the program will be funded if it is reinstated.

Official Summary Text

DHS; direct to reinstate program of providing meals to older individuals in community setting.

Current Bill Text

H. B. No. 230 *HR26/R1221* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR26/R1221
PAGE 1 (RF\KW)
ST: DHS; direct to reinstate program of
providing meals to older individuals in
community setting.
To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Scott

HOUSE BILL NO. 230

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO 1
REINSTATE THE PROGRAM OF PROVIDING NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS TO 2
OLDER INDIVIDUALS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The Department of Human Services shall reinstate 5
the program of providing nutritionally balanced meals to older 6
individuals in community settings, such as congregate meal sites 7
within senior centers. 8
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 9
and after July 1, 2026. 10