HB554 • 2026

DHS; authorize to use combination of reporting systems.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH OR USE A COMBINATION OF REPORTING SYSTEMS UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH COMBINATION SHALL BE SET BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR TO CERTAIN LEGISLATORS ON THE RATIONALE, APPLICATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF USING A COMBINED REPORTING SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE EFFECT ON ENROLLMENT IN THE SNAP PROGRAM AND THE EFFECT ON THE DEPARTMENT'S ERROR RATE AS CALCULATED BY THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Creekmore IV
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: Passage

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify details about the types of reporting systems or their exact impact, leaving some aspects open to interpretation.

DHS Reporting System Act

This bill allows the Mississippi Department of Human Services to use a combination of reporting systems under federal rules, requires yearly reports on their effectiveness and impact, and sets deadlines for these actions.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) to create or use different types of reporting systems as allowed by federal regulations.
Requires DHS to decide how much each type of reporting system will be used.
Requires DHS to write a yearly report about using these combined reporting systems and send it to certain legislators by September 1st.

Who It Names or Affects

Mississippi Department of Human Services
Legislators receiving reports from DHS

Terms To Know

SNAP program: A federal food assistance program that helps low-income people buy groceries.
error rate: The percentage of mistakes made by the Department of Human Services when processing SNAP applications.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass in its session and is no longer active.
It does not specify how many reporting systems can be used or what types they are.
The exact impact on SNAP enrollment and error rates cannot be predicted without the report.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

DHS; authorize to use combination of reporting systems.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 554 *HR26/R1694* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Creekmore IV

HOUSE BILL NO. 554

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH OR USE 2
A COMBINATION OF REPORTING SYSTEMS UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS; TO 3
PROVIDE THAT SUCH COMBINATION SHALL BE SET BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO 4
REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT BY SEPTEMBER 1 5
OF EACH YEAR TO CERTAIN LEGISLATORS ON THE RATIONALE, APPLICATION 6
AND EFFECTIVENESS OF USING A COMBINED REPORTING SYSTEM, INCLUDING 7
THE EFFECT ON ENROLLMENT IN THE SNAP PROGRAM AND THE EFFECT ON THE 8
DEPARTMENT'S ERROR RATE AS CALCULATED BY THE FOOD AND NUTRITION 9
SERVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 10
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 11
SECTION 1. Section 43-12-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 12
amended as follows: 13
43-12-33. The Department of Human Services * * * may 14
establish or use a * * * combination of reporting systems under 7 15
CFR Section 273.12(a)(5). The combination, including the extent 16
to which each reporting system is established and used, shall be 17
set by the department. The department shall provide a written 18
report by September 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the House 19
and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and 20
Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare 21
Committee, and the House and Senate Medicaid Committees, on 22
H. B. No. 554 *HR26/R1694* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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reporting systems.
the * * * rationale, application and effectiveness of using a 23
combined reporting system, including the effect, if any, on 24
enrollment in the SNAP program and the effect on the department's 25
"error rate" as calculated by the Food and Nutrition Service of 26
the United States Department of Agriculture. The report also 27
shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon 28
request. 29
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 30
and after its passage. 31